Kamusi ya Kiswahili
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/mkeˈketo/
English: Sharp abdominal pain.
Alipata maumivu ya mkeketo baada ya kula chakula kibaya.
She experienced sharp stomach pain after eating bad food.
/mkeˈketo/
English: The state of cutting through something hard.
Mkeketo wa chuma ulisababisha cheche nyingi.
The cutting of the metal caused many sparks.
/mkeˈketo/
English: People of the same age or height group.
Wanafunzi wa mkeketo mmoja walicheza pamoja.
Students of the same age group played together.
/mkeˈketo/
English: The act of female circumcision.
Serikali inapiga marufuku vitendo vya mkeketo.
The government prohibits acts of female circumcision.
/mkeˈkewa/
English: A thorny plant.
Mkekewa huu una miba mikali inayoweza kuchoma.
This thorny plant has sharp spines that can prick you.
/mkeˈmbe/
English: A small fire or young person.
Walikaa karibu na mkembe wakipasha moto.
They sat near the small fire to warm themselves.
/mkeˈmbe/
English: An innocent person; one without fault.
Mkembe hakuhusika katika makosa hayo.
The innocent person was not involved in those mistakes.
/mkeˈmeo/
English: The act of rebuking or scolding.
Mkemeo wa mzazi ulimfanya mtoto atulie.
The parent's rebuke made the child calm down.
/mkeˈmia/
English: A chemist or expert in chemistry.
Mkemia alichunguza sampuli ya maji maabara.
The chemist tested the water sample in the lab.
/mkeˈmwɛnza/
English: Another wife of the same husband; co-wife.
Wake wawili walizungumza kama marafiki, si kama mke mwenza.
The two wives talked as friends, not as co-wives.
/mkeˈmwɛnza/
English: Another wife of the same husband; co-wife.
Wake wawili walijaribu kuishi kwa amani kama mke wenza.
The two women tried to live peacefully as co-wives.
/mkeˈŋeta/
English: A sudden sharp pain.
Alipiga kelele baada ya kuhisi mkeng'eta wa ghafla.
He screamed after feeling a sudden sharp pain.
/mkeˈŋe/
English: A plant with many branches.
Mkenge hukua haraka kwenye udongo wenye rutuba.
The mkenge plant grows quickly in fertile soil.
/mkeˈŋe/
English: A trick or deception used to mislead someone.
Alitapeliwa kwa mkenge wa rafiki yake.
He was deceived by his friend's trick.
/mkeˈŋeufu/
English: A person who wavers or lacks consistency.
Mkengeufu hubadilisha maamuzi kila mara.
An indecisive person changes decisions constantly.
/mkeˈŋeuka/
English: A person who breaks rules or violates norms.
Mkengeuka aliadhibiwa kwa kukaidi amri.
The rule breaker was punished for defying orders.
/mkeˈŋeuko/
English: Deviation or going against the norm.
Mkengeuko wa tabia zao uliwashangaza wengi.
The change in their behavior surprised many people.
/mkeˈŋwa/
English: A married woman; someone's wife.
Mkengwa alimsubiri mumewe kwa uvumilivu.
The wife patiently waited for her husband.
/mkeˈɲa/
English: A citizen or native of Kenya.
Mkenya anajivunia utamaduni wake tajiri.
A Kenyan is proud of his rich culture.
/mkeˈra/
English: A person who annoys or bothers others.
Mkera huleta usumbufu kazini kila siku.
The annoying person causes disturbances at work daily.
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