Kamusi ya Kiswahili
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/mavi'ʧuma/
English: Rust; iron filth.
Pipa limejaa mavichuma kwa sababu ya mvua.
The barrel is full of rust because of the rain.
/'mavu/
English: A stinging insect similar to a wasp.
Mavu walimng'ata mkononi na kumuumiza.
A stinging insect bit him on the arm and hurt him.
/ma'vue/
English: Free verse poetry.
Mwandishi alitunga mashairi ya mavue.
The writer composed free verse poetry.
/mavu'lia/
English: Second-hand clothes.
Alienda sokoni kununua mavulia.
He went to the market to buy second-hand clothes.
/ma'vumbo/
English: Lumps in porridge.
Mtoto alikataa uji kwa sababu ya mavumbo.
The child refused the porridge because of the lumps.
/ma'vunda/
English: A person who destroys things.
Anajulikana kijijini kama mavunda.
He is known in the village as someone who ruins things.
/ma'vunde/
English: Rotten, spoiled things.
Walitupa chakula kwa sababu kilikuwa mavunde.
They threw away the food because it was spoiled.
/mavunde'vunde/
English: 1. Light clouds. 2. A state of gloom.
Anga lilijaa mavundevunde ya mawingu.
The sky was filled with light clouds.
/ma'vune/
English: 1. Fatigue. 2. Weakness before illness.
Alilala kwa sababu ya mavune aliyohisi.
He slept because of the fatigue he felt.
/ma'vunga/
English: 1. Unkempt hair. 2. Hair in big braids/dreads.
Msichana alikuwa na mavunga kichwani.
The girl had unkempt hair on her head.
/ma'vuno/
English: 1. Harvest. 2. Profit; result.
Wakulima walipata mavuno mengi msimu huu.
The farmers had a big harvest this season.
/ma'vuvi/
English: Fishing activity.
Mavuvi ni chanzo kikuu cha kipato cha kijiji hiki.
Fishing is the main source of income in this village.
/ma'vuzi/
English: Wood shavings.
Fundi alikusanya mavuzi baada ya kutengeneza kiti.
The carpenter collected the wood shavings after making the chair.
/ma'vja:/
English: Mother-in-law.
Mavyaa wake alimkaribisha kwa furaha.
His mother-in-law welcomed him happily.
/ma'wa:/
English: Obscurity; dimness; ambiguity.
Hotuba yake ilikuwa na mawaa mengi.
His speech was full of ambiguities.
/ma'wadi/
English: Items associated with a specific activity.
Aliandaa mawadhi yote kwa sherehe.
He prepared all the items for the ceremony.
/ma'waga/
English: Light rain; drizzle.
Asubuhi tulipata mawaga kidogo.
In the morning we had a little drizzle.
/mawa'hidi/
English: Meeting place; place of promise.
Walikutana kwenye mawahidi ya zamani.
They met at the old meeting place.
/mawa'iɗa/
English: Advice; sermon; admonition.
Mwalimu alitoa mawaidha kwa wanafunzi.
The teacher gave advice to the students.
/mawaɗihiano/
English: Confrontations; conflicts.
Mawajihiano baina ya makundi mawili yaliendelea.
Confrontations between the two groups continued.
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