Kamusi ya Kiswahili
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/mkuˈpuzi/
English: Thief; swindler.
Mkupuzi huyo alikimbia na pochi ya mwanamke.
The thief ran away with the woman's purse.
/mˈkure/
English: Type of gray-black slender fish.
Mkure huyo hupatikana zaidi kwenye mito yenye matope.
The gray-black mkure fish is mostly found in muddy rivers.
/mˈkuro/
English: Growling sound (e.g., of a bull).
Ng'ombe alitoa mkuro wa hasira.
The bull made an angry growl.
/mkuˈruba/
English: Closeness; proximity.
Mkuruba wa nyumba zao uliwafanya wawe marafiki.
The closeness of their houses made them friends.
/mkuˈrugenzi/
English: Director; manager.
Mkurugenzi alitangaza mpango mpya wa kampuni.
The director announced the company's new plan.
/mkuˈrungu/
English: Type of slow-tempo drum.
Walipiga mkurungu katika sherehe ya kitamaduni.
They played the slow-tempo drum during the cultural ceremony.
/mkuˈrungwa/
English: Supervisor; leader.
Mkurungwa alihakikisha kazi zinaendelea vizuri.
The supervisor ensured the work was progressing well.
/mkuˈrupuko/
English: Sudden exit (e.g., of birds).
Kulikuwa na mkurupuko wa ndege walipoogofwa.
There was a sudden flight of birds when they were startled.
/mkuˈrupuko/
English: Outbreak of disease.
Serikali ilidhibiti mkurupuko wa kipindupindu.
The government contained the cholera outbreak.
/mkuˈrupusho/
English: Scaring away animals or birds.
Watoto walifanya mkurupusho wa njiwa bustanini.
The children scared away the pigeons in the garden.
/mkuˈruro/
English: Procession; series of islands.
Mkururo wa visiwa hivyo unavutia watalii wengi.
The chain of islands attracts many tourists.
/mkuˈruti/
English: Type of forest tree.
Mkuruti hukua haraka katika maeneo yenye mvua nyingi.
The mkuruti tree grows quickly in areas with heavy rainfall.
/mkuˈrutunzi/
English: Teacher (technical or university); coach.
Mkurutunzi alieleza somo kwa undani darasani.
The lecturer explained the lesson in detail in class.
/mkuˈruzo/
English: Drawstring (e.g., on trousers).
Alifunga kaptula yake kwa mkuruzo.
He tied his shorts with a drawstring.
/mkuˈruzo/
English: Cooing sound of a male dove.
Tulisikia mkuruzo wa hua asubuhi.
We heard the cooing of a dove in the morning.
/mkuˈsanyaji/
English: Collector; gatherer.
Mkusanyaji wa ushuru alifika sokoni mapema.
The tax collector arrived early at the market.
/mkuˈsanyiko/
English: Collection; anthology.
Kitabu hicho ni mkusanyiko wa mashairi ya Kiafrika.
The book is an anthology of African poems.
/mkuˈsanyo/
English: Gathering; assembly.
Kulikuwa na mkusanyo wa watu kwa sherehe ya kitaifa.
There was a gathering of people for the national celebration.
/mˈkusi/
English: Long tail feather.
Ndege huyo alikuwa na mkusi mrefu wa kupendeza.
That bird had a long, beautiful tail feather.
/mkuˈsikusi/
English: Type of grass similar to millet.
Wakulima walivuna mkusikusi kwa ajili ya chakula cha mifugo.
The farmers harvested the mkusikusi grass for animal feed.
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