Kamusi ya Kiswahili
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/mpukuto/
English: The act of shaking or being shaken.
Mpukuto wa miti ulisababisha matunda kuanguka.
The shaking of the trees made the fruits fall.
/mpulizo/
English: 1. The act of blowing air. 2. The state of blowing.
Mpulizo wa upepo ulipoanza, vumbi liliinuka.
When the wind blew, dust rose.
/mpumbao/
English: A state of being dazed or idle.
Alikaa katika mpumbao muda mrefu.
He remained in a daze for a long time.
/mpumbavu/
English: A foolish person; one lacking understanding.
Mpumbavu husema kabla ya kufikiri.
A fool speaks before thinking.
/mpumbazi/
English: A person who calms or relaxes others.
Muziki ni mpumbazi wa roho.
Music is a relaxer of the soul.
/mpumuo/
English: The act of exhaling air; breathing out.
Mpumuo wa kina husaidia kutuliza akili.
Deep exhalation helps calm the mind.
/mpumuo/
English: (Linguistics) The use of much breath in pronunciation.
Sauti hii ina mpumuo mkubwa katika utamkaji.
This sound involves heavy breath in pronunciation.
/mpunga/
English: 1. The rice plant. 2. Unhusked rice grains.
Mpunga umekomaa tayari kuvunwa.
The rice crop is ripe for harvest.
/mpungaji/
English: A person who performs spirit-cleansing rituals.
Mpungaji alimtoa pepo mgonjwa.
The exorcist cast out the spirit from the patient.
/mpungate/
English: A drought-resistant plant with large leaves and tubers.
Mpungate hukua vizuri kwenye maeneo kame.
The mpungate plant grows well in dry areas.
/mpungufu/
English: An incomplete or deficient person.
Kila mtu ana sehemu ya mpungufu maishani.
Everyone has some shortcomings in life.
/mpunguo/
English: A decrease or reduction in number or amount.
Mpunguo wa bei umefurahisha wanunuzi.
The price reduction pleased the buyers.
/mpunjaji/
English: 1. A liar. 2. A cunning trickster.
Mpunjaji aliwadanganya wote sokoni.
The deceiver tricked everyone in the market.
/mpunjo/
English: See: hadaa.
Taz. hadaa.
See: deception.
/mpupu/
English: A climbing plant with bean-like shape and stinging leaves.
Majani ya mpupu huunguza ngozi yakiguswa.
The leaves of the mpupu plant sting the skin when touched.
/mpurirlaji/
English: A person who lets things go wrong before intervening.
Mpurirlaji husubiri mambo yaharibike ndipo aingilie.
The procrastinator waits until things go wrong before acting.
/mpurukushani/
English: A careless person who works hastily and poorly.
Mpurukushani huacha kazi nusu bila kumaliza.
The careless worker leaves jobs unfinished.
/mpururo/
English: The act of stripping or pulling off seeds or objects.
Mpururo wa mahindi ulifanyika bila mpangilio.
The stripping of maize was done without order.
/mpururuo/
English: See: mpururo.
Taz. mpururo.
See: stripping.
/mpuuzaji/
English: A person who habitually neglects or ignores things.
Mpuuzaji hakujali onyo alilopewa.
The neglecter ignored the warning given to him.
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