Kamusi ya Kiswahili
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/mpliplii/
English: A small plant with tiny leaves that produces hot peppers.
Mmea wa mpliplii una pilipili ndogo zenye ukali.
The mpliplii plant has small, spicy peppers.
/mpofu/
English: 1. A gentle person often pitied by others. 2. One who cries easily.
Mpofu huyo huumizwa kirahisi.
That gentle person gets hurt easily.
/mpofuka/
English: A blind person; one who has lost sight.
Mpofuka hakupoteza hekima yake.
The blind man did not lose his wisdom.
/mpokea/
English: A person who receives something, e.g., a phone call.
Mpokea simu aliitikia mara moja.
The receiver answered the call immediately.
/mpokeaji/
English: 1. One who receives something on behalf of another. 2. (Medical) A person receiving blood or a transplant.
Mpokeaji wa damu alihitaji uangalizi maalumu.
The blood recipient needed special care.
/mpokeaji/
English: A midwife; one who helps deliver babies.
Mpokeaji wa mtoto alifanya kazi kwa ustadi.
The midwife performed her duty skillfully.
/mpokezi/
English: A receptionist; one who welcomes guests.
Mpokezi wa hoteli aliwapokea wageni kwa tabasamu.
The hotel receptionist welcomed the guests with a smile.
/mpokezi/
English: See: mpokeaji.
Taz. mpokeaji.
See: receiver.
/mpokonyaji/
English: See: mpokonyi.
Taz. mpokonyi.
See: snatcher.
/mpokonyi/
English: A person who takes something from another suddenly; a snatcher.
Mpokonyi alimpora pochi sokoni.
The snatcher grabbed her purse in the market.
/mpokonyo/
English: The act of taking something suddenly without permission.
Mpokonyo wa simu ulitokea barabarani.
The sudden snatching of the phone happened on the road.
/mpokozi/
English: A thief; one who steals others' belongings.
Mpokozi huyo alikamatwa na polisi.
The thief was caught by the police.
/mpole/
English: A calm and quiet person.
Mpole huleta amani nyumbani.
A calm person brings peace at home.
/mpombo/
English: A thorny tree with slippery leaves when wet.
Majani ya mpombo ni hatari wakati wa mvua.
The leaves of the mpombo tree are slippery during rain.
/mpomoko/
English: (Literature) A decline in tone or quality.
Mashairi yake yalikuwa na mpomoko wa kimtindo.
His poems showed a stylistic decline.
/mponda/
English: Something that has been crushed or mashed.
Ndizi mponda zilitumika kutengeneza tambi.
Mashed bananas were used to make snacks.
/mponya/
English: See: mponyaji.
Taz. mponyaji.
See: healer.
/mponyaji/
English: A person who heals the sick; a healer.
Mponyaji alitibu wagonjwa bila dawa za kisasa.
The healer treated the sick without modern medicine.
/mpopoo/
English: A palm tree that produces hard, husked fruits.
Mpopoo unapatikana sana kando ya bahari.
The popoo palm is commonly found along the coast.
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