Kamusi ya Kiswahili
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/mlimaum'wittu/
English: See mfurungu.
Wazee hutumia jina mlimaumwittu badala ya mfurungu.
Elders use the name mlimaumwittu instead of mfurungu.
/mlimbi'ko/
English: Act of collecting many things together. Sequence of doing something in turns.
Ana mlimbiko wa fedha utakaomsaidia kumaliza kazi.
He has an accumulation of money to complete his work.
/mlimbi'ko/
English: Water filling slowly in a dry well.
Maji yalianza kujaa kwa mlimbiko kisimani.
Water began to refill the dry well gradually.
/mlimbikoda'ilii/
English: Presence of disease indicators in a living organism.
Mlimbikodailii ulionekana kwenye mimea baada ya mvua.
Disease symptoms appeared on the plants after rainfall.
/mlimbo'limbo/
English: A sticky green-leaved fence plant.
Mlimbolimbo hutumika kama uzio wa asili.
The sticky-leaved plant is used as a natural fence.
/mlimbu'ko/
English: The act of obtaining something for the first time. The act of harvesting for the first time.
Wakulima walisherehekea mlimbuko wa mazao mapya.
The farmers celebrated the first harvest of their crops.
/mlimbu'ko/
English: Gift for patience or waiting. Profit gained from perseverance.
Alipokea mlimbuko kwa subira yake kazini.
He received a reward for his patience at work.
/mlimb'wende/
English: An attractive or elegant person, often a woman.
Mwanamke huyo ni mlimbwende mwenye haiba ya kipekee.
That woman is a charming and elegant person.
/mli'mi/
English: A very talkative person. A storyteller or gossip.
Mlimi huyu hupenda kuhadithia kila jambo.
This talkative person loves to narrate everything.
/mli'mo/
English: The way of cultivating; method of farming.
Mlimo wao wa kisasa umeongeza mavuno.
Their modern farming method increased yields.
/mlim'weŋgu/
English: A person who loves worldly pleasures. A person living in the world; human being. One who relates well with people.
Mlimwengu ni mtu anayefurahia maisha na marafiki.
A worldly person enjoys life and friendship.
/mlin'da/
English: A person who guards or watches over something.
Mlinda alikaa getini usiku kucha.
The guard stayed at the gate all night.
/linda'ʤi/
English: One who protects something from harm.
Mlindaji wa hifadhi alihakikisha wanyama wako salama.
The park ranger ensured the animals were safe.
/mlinga'mano/
English: The act of agreeing; harmony or unity.
Kazi nzuri ina mlingamano wa mawazo na maneno.
A good piece of work has harmony in ideas and words.
/mlin'gano/
English: The state of similarity or equality between things.
Hakuna mlingano kati ya nyumba hizi mbili.
There is no similarity between these two houses.
/mlin'goti/
English: A tall pole for a flag. Pole on a ship for a sail. Coconut stalk bearing seeds. A goalpost.
Waliinua bendera kwenye mlingoti mkubwa.
They raised the flag on a tall pole.
/mlin'zi/
English: Security guard or watchman. Defender in a game.
Mlinzi wa timu alizuia bao la wapinzani.
The defender blocked the opponents' goal.
/mlipa'ʤi/
English: A person who pays or receives payment.
Hakuna mlipaji anayemzidi Mungu.
No payer surpasses God.
/mli'pu/
English: A tree with a white trunk and medicinal roots.
Mizizi ya mlipu hutumika kutibu uvimbe.
The roots of the mlipu tree are used to treat swelling.
/mlipu'aʤi/
English: A person who causes explosions (e.g., bomb or grenade). A person who does poor-quality work just to get by.
Mlipuaji aliharibu jengo kwa mlipuko mkubwa.
The bomber destroyed the building with a powerful explosion.
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