Kamusi ya Kiswahili
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/mu'wadi/
English: A beloved person.
Alimuita mwadi wake kwa jina la upendo.
He called his beloved by a loving name.
/muwafiki/
English: (1) A suitable person. (2) Something that fits or matches.
Hii kazi inahitaji mtu muwafiki.
This job requires a suitable person.
/mu'waidhi/
English: An advisor; counselor.
Muwaidhi alimshauri kijana kuhusu ndoa.
The advisor counseled the young man about marriage.
/mu'wako/
English: (1) Enthusiasm; zeal. (2) A way of doing masonry or plastering.
Alifanya kazi kwa muwako mkubwa.
He worked with great zeal.
/mu'wala/
English: A specific procedure or method.
Shughuli hiyo ilifanywa kwa muwala maalum.
The activity was done in a specific procedure.
/mu'wale/
English: A ray of light.
Muwale wa jua uliingia dirishani.
A ray of sunlight entered through the window.
/mu'wano/
English: (1) A fight; conflict. (2) A quarrel.
Kulitokea muwano kati ya majirani wawili.
A quarrel occurred between the two neighbors.
/muwasala/
English: (1) The act of uniting people of different origins. (2) The arrangement of different items to function together.
Sherehe ilikuwa ishara ya muwasala wa koo.
The celebration was a sign of unity between clans.
/mu.wasiˈliʃadʒi/
English: A presenter; someone who delivers a talk or presentation.
Muwasilishaji aliwasilisha ripoti mbele ya kamati.
The presenter presented the report before the committee.
/mu'wele/
English: A plant that produces small grains similar to millet.
Wakulima walipanda muwele mashambani.
Farmers planted muwele in the fields.
/mu'wi:i/
English: An evil person; a villain.
Wenyeji walimchukulia kama muwii wa kijiji.
The villagers considered him the villain of the village.
/'muje/
English: (1) Directed or aimed at. (2) Steam.
Mshale muye wake ulikuwa kwenye shabaha.
The arrow was directed at the target.
/mu'ziki/
English: Music.
Muziki wa dansi ulisikika ukipigwa usiku kucha.
Dance music was heard playing all night.
/mva:'ji/
English: A person who wears clothes.
Mvaaji wa suti hiyo alionekana mtanashati.
The wearer of that suit looked elegant.
/mvi'a/
English: (1) A stunted or malnourished child. (2) A lazy or idle person.
Mtoto mvia alihitaji lishe bora.
The stunted child needed proper nutrition.
/mvi'ga/
English: (1) A traditional ceremony involving rituals. (2) A cultural or customary act.
Wazee walifanya mviga wa ukoo.
The elders performed a clan ceremony.
/mvi'ko/
English: A ritual offering to appease spirits.
Walitoa mviko kwa mizimu ya mababu.
They gave a ritual offering to the ancestral spirits.
/mvi'ko/
English: A style or manner of dressing.
Mviko wake wa mavazi ulikuwa wa kisasa.
His style of dressing was modern.
/mvi'ko/
English: Twisted grass or leaves used to prevent spillage from a water container.
Walitumia mviko kuzuia maji yasimwagike.
They used twisted grass to stop the water from spilling.
/mvi'lio/
English: A blood clot.
Alipata mvilio baada ya ajali.
He developed a blood clot after the accident.
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