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Found 4117 word(s) starting with "M"

maungio

/maungio/

English: Junction where two things meet.

Example (Swahili):

Barabara hizi zina maungio makuu katikati ya mji.

Example (English):

These roads have a major junction in the town center.

maungioni

/maungioni/

English: See maungio.

Example (Swahili):

Tafuta neno maungioni chini ya maungio.

Example (English):

See the word maungioni under maungio.

maungo

/maungo/

English: Body parts; limbs.

Example (Swahili):

Mtu huyo aliumizwa maungo yake.

Example (English):

That person injured his body parts.

maunzi

/maunzi/

English: Material used to make something.

Example (Swahili):

Waliagiza maunzi ya ujenzi kutoka nje ya nchi.

Example (English):

They imported building materials from abroad.

maunzilaini

/maunzilaini/

English: General term for computer software.

Example (Swahili):

Maunzilaini yanatumika kwenye kompyuta hii.

Example (English):

The software is used on this computer.

maunzingumu

/maunzingumu/

English: Term for tangible computer hardware.

Example (Swahili):

Maunzingumu ya kompyuta ni ghali sana.

Example (English):

Computer hardware is very expensive.

mausufu

/mausufu/

English: Praised person; commended one.

Example (Swahili):

Mwanariwaya huyu ni mausufu katika jamii.

Example (English):

This novelist is praised in society.

mauti

/mauti/

English: Death.

Example (Swahili):

Mauti ya ghafla yalileta huzuni.

Example (English):

Sudden death brought sorrow.

mauwe

/mauwe/

English: Flower-shaped carving on a ship.

Example (Swahili):

Jahazi lilipambwa kwa mauwe mazuri.

Example (English):

The dhow was decorated with beautiful flower-shaped carvings.

mauzaji

/mauzaji/

English: Act of selling; sales.

Example (Swahili):

Mwezi huu mauzaji yalipungua.

Example (English):

Sales decreased this month.

mauzaura

/mauzaura/

English: State of confusion; confusing matters.

Example (Swahili):

Sherehe ilikumbwa na mauzaura mengi.

Example (English):

The celebration was filled with confusion.

mauzo¹

/mauzo/

English: Money received by a trader; act of selling.

Example (Swahili):

Mauzo ya duka yaliongezeka.

Example (English):

The shop's sales increased.

mauzo²

/mauzo/

English: Person, especially a woman, who adorns and shows off.

Example (Swahili):

Mwanamke yule ni mauzo mkubwa.

Example (English):

That woman is a great show-off.

mava

/mava/

English: Burial place; graves.

Example (Swahili):

Wazee walitembelea mava ya mababu zao.

Example (English):

The elders visited the graves of their ancestors.

mavanga

/mavanga/

English: Deceitful acts; lies.

Example (Swahili):

Acha mavanga, sema ukweli.

Example (English):

Stop lying, speak the truth.

mavani¹

/mavani/

English: See mava.

Example (Swahili):

Tafuta mavani chini ya mava.

Example (English):

See mavani under mava.

mavani²

/mavani/

English: Clothes tattered from age.

Example (Swahili):

Alivaa mavani ya zamani sokoni.

Example (English):

He wore old tattered clothes to the market.

mavi

/'mavi/

English: Nonsense; rubbish.

Example (Swahili):

Usisikilize mavi ya maneno yake.

Example (English):

Don't listen to the nonsense of his words.

mavi¹

/mavi/

English: Feces; excrement.

Example (Swahili):

Mavi ya ng'ombe hutumika kama mbolea shambani.

Example (English):

Cow dung is used as fertilizer on the farm.

mavi²

/mavi/

English: Waste that comes out.

Example (Swahili):

Maji yaliyochanganyika na mavi yalitupwa mtoni.

Example (English):

Water mixed with waste was thrown into the river.

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