Kamusi ya Kiswahili
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/mlo'ano/
English: The spreading of liquid over a surface or area.
Mloano wa mafuta ulionekana juu ya maji.
The spread of oil was visible on the water surface.
/mlo'fa/
English: See lofa.
Wengine hutumia neno mlofa kwa maana ya mtu maskini.
Some use the word mlofa to mean a poor person.
/mloha'si/
English: Incomplete or nutritionally deficient food.
Wakulima walikula mlohasi kwa sababu ya ukosefu wa chakula.
The farmers ate an incomplete meal due to food shortage.
/mlo'kole/
English: Christian believer of sinless faith. Strict or devout Christian.
Mlokole huyo hujitenga na mambo ya dunia.
The devout Christian avoids worldly things.
/mlo'loŋgo/
English: A sequence or line of people or things.
Barabara ilikuwa na mlolongo mrefu wa magari.
The road had a long queue of cars.
/mlo'mbo/
English: A type of vegetable made from baobab leaves.
Mlombo ni mboga tamu inayopendwa vijijini.
Baobab leaf stew is a delicious rural dish.
/mlonga'ma/
English: A tree whose bark produces yellow dye.
Wapishi walitumia gome la mlongama kutengeneza rangi ya manjano.
The bark of the tree was used to make yellow dye.
/mlo'nge/
English: See mronge.
Mlonge ni mmea wenye faida nyingi kiafya.
The moringa plant is known for its many health benefits.
/mlo'to/
English: The second line in a verse of poetry.
Mloto wa shairi hili una vina vinavyoridhisha.
The second line of this poem has pleasing rhymes.
/mlo'wazi/
English: A person who settles in a place; settler.
Mlowazi aliamua kujenga makazi mapya kando ya ziwa.
The settler decided to build new homes by the lake.
/mlo'wiːma/
English: See mchapalo.
Neno mlowima hutumika badala ya mchapalo katika lahaja nyingine.
The word mlowima is used instead of mchapalo in some dialects.
/mlo'zi/
English: A person who harms others through witchcraft; sorcerer.
Mlozi alishtakiwa kwa kumroga jirani yake.
The sorcerer was accused of bewitching his neighbor.
/mlo'zi/
English: See mkungu².
Watu wa pwani hutumia neno mlozi kwa maana ya mkungu.
Coastal people use the word mlozi to mean mkungu.
/mlum'ba/
English: Cloth made from tree bark; bark cloth.
Wazee walivaa nguo za mlumba wakati wa sherehe za jadi.
Elders wore bark cloth during traditional ceremonies.
/mlumba'ʤi/
English: A skilled or eloquent speaker; orator.
Mlumbaji huyo alihutubia umati kwa maneno yenye busara.
The orator addressed the crowd with wise words.
/mlum'bi/
English: A very talkative person. An expert in using words. A person who often speaks about others.
Mlumbi huyo alijulikana kwa maneno yake mengi.
That talkative person was known for speaking a lot.
/mlum'bo/
English: A riddle or expression.
Watoto walicheza mchezo wa milumbo wakati wa usiku.
The children played riddle games at night.
/mlum'bo/
English: A structured speech or discourse.
Hotuba ya mlumbo ilikuwa na mpangilio mzuri.
The speech had an excellent structure and flow.
/mlun'di/
English: A leg (especially in idioms).
Walisafiri kwa miguu, wakipiga milundi mirefu.
They traveled on foot, walking long distances.
/mlundi'kano/
English: Crowding of people or things in a small space.
Ukumbi ulikuwa na mlundikano wa mashabiki.
The hall was crowded with fans.
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