Kamusi ya Kiswahili
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/le'geza/
English: To loosen; to slow down; to weaken
Legeza kamba kidogo, imekaza sana.
Loosen the rope a little, it's too tight.
/le'hemu/
English: To solder; to join metal parts
Fundi alilehemu mabomba yaliyovuja.
The technician soldered the leaking pipes.
/'leja/
English: Ledger; account book
Maelezo yote ya kifedha yako kwenye leja.
All financial records are in the ledger.
/lek'sika/
English: Lexicon; vocabulary
Mwanaisimu alikusanya leksika ya Kiswahili.
The linguist compiled the Swahili vocabulary.
/leksiko'grafia/
English: Lexicography — the art or science of compiling dictionaries
Anafanya utafiti katika fani ya leksikografia.
He is conducting research in the field of lexicography.
/leksiko'lojia/
English: Lexicology — study of the meaning and structure of words
Leksikolojia inachunguza maana ya maneno.
Lexicology examines the meanings of words.
/lek'sikoni/
English: Lexicon; dictionary
Leksikoni hii ina maneno elfu kumi.
This lexicon contains ten thousand words.
/'leksimu/
English: Lexeme; the smallest meaningful unit in language
"Kula" ni leksimu ya kundi la maneno ya chakula.
"Kula" is a lexeme in the group of words related to eating.
/'lela/
English: Night
Walitembea gizani la lela.
They walked in the darkness of the night.
/'lele/
English: Introductory song to a dance; humming without words
Waliimba lele kabla ya dansi kuanza.
They sang the lele before the dance began.
/le'leji/
English: Babble; nonsense
Maneno yake yote ni leleji.
Everything he says is nonsense.
/le'lela/
English: To babble; to talk nonsense
Mtoto anelelea bila kueleweka.
The child is babbling incoherently.
/lele'mama/
English: A women's dance; a calm, orderly event
Waliandaa dansi ya lelemama kijijini.
They organized a women's dance in the village.
/lele'wa/
English: To be raised; to be brought up
Amelelewa katika familia yenye maadili.
He was raised in a moral family.
/'lema/
English: To excel; to be outstanding
Mwanariadha huyo alilema katika mbio za mita mia moja.
The athlete excelled in the 100-meter race.
/'lema/
English: To exorcise evil spirits
Walimwita mchungaji kumlema mgonjwa.
They called the pastor to exorcise the sick person.
/'lema/
English: Trap
Weka lema ya panya nyuma ya mlango.
Set a mouse trap behind the door.
/le'maa/
English: To be disabled; to be addicted
Alilemaa kutokana na ajali.
He became disabled after the accident.
/le'maza/
English: To disable; to weaken; to corrupt
Vita vimelemaza uchumi wa nchi.
The war has crippled the country's economy.
/'lemba/
English: To swindle; to cheat
Alijaribu kumlemba kwa ahadi za uongo.
He tried to cheat him with false promises.
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