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Found 4117 word(s) starting with "M"

mbesi

/'mbesi/

English: Vulture.

Example (Swahili):

Mbesi walizunguka maiti.

Example (English):

The vultures circled the carcass.

mbetuko

/mbe'tuko/

English: 1. A stumble. 2. Volleying a ball before it bounces.

Example (Swahili):

Alipiga mbetuko wa mpira uwanjani.

Example (English):

He volleyed the ball on the field.

mbetula

/mbe'tula/

English: A large tree with a wide trunk (baobab).

Example (Swahili):

Mbunge alikaa chini ya mbetula.

Example (English):

The MP sat under the baobab tree.

mbeuzi

/mbe'uzi/

English: A contemptuous, scornful person.

Example (Swahili):

Mbeuzi alikataa msaada bila heshima.

Example (English):

The contemptuous person refused the help disrespectfully.

mbewu

/m'bewu/

English: Impotent man (see chale).

Example (Swahili):

Waliamini kuwa alikuwa mbeu.

Example (English):

They believed he was impotent.

mbeya

/m'beja/

English: A gossip, busybody.

Example (Swahili):

Mbeya alieneza uvumi kijijini.

Example (English):

The gossip spread rumors in the village.

mbezi

/m'bezi/

English: A contemptuous person.

Example (Swahili):

Mbezi alimdharau kila mara.

Example (English):

The scornful person always belittled him.

mbi

/'mbi/

English: Bad, unfavorable.

Example (Swahili):

Alipata matokeo mbi shuleni.

Example (English):

He got bad results at school.

mbia

/m'bia/

English: A participant in an activity or business partner.

Example (Swahili):

Yeye ni mbia katika kampuni hii.

Example (English):

He is a partner in this company.

mbibo

/m'bibo/

English: Cashew tree.

Example (Swahili):

Mbibo huzaa korosho.

Example (English):

The cashew tree produces cashew nuts.

mbidalshi

/mbiɗal'ʃi/

English: An inventor, discoverer.

Example (Swahili):

Mbidalshi aligundua dawa mpya.

Example (English):

The inventor discovered a new medicine.

mbigili

/mbi'gili/

English: A type of thorny weed.

Example (Swahili):

Shamba lilijaa mbigili.

Example (English):

The farm was full of thorny weeds.

mbiginyo

/mbi'giɲo/

English: State of being oppressed or humiliated.

Example (Swahili):

Alikumbana na mbiginyo kazini.

Example (English):

He faced humiliation at work.

mbiji

/'mbiɗi/

English: A small boat, canoe.

Example (Swahili):

Wavuvi walitumia mbiji kuvua samaki.

Example (English):

The fishermen used a canoe to catch fish.

mbili

/'mbili/

English: The number two.

Example (Swahili):

Kuna miti mbili shambani.

Example (English):

There are two trees in the farm.

mbilikimo

/mbili'kimo/

English: A dwarf, very short person.

Example (Swahili):

Mbilikimo alicheka pamoja na wenzake.

Example (English):

The dwarf laughed with his friends.

mbilikizi

/mbili'kizi/

English: A trumpeter, horn-blower.

Example (Swahili):

Mbilikizi alipuliza panda kwa nguvu.

Example (English):

The trumpeter blew the horn loudly.

mbiliwili

/mbili'wili/

English: 1. A type of elongated fish. 2. A type of bird.

Example (Swahili):

Wavuvi walipata mbiliwili baharini.

Example (English):

The fishermen caught an elongated fish.

mbilizi

/'mbilizi/

English: A black insect that destroys seedlings.

Example (Swahili):

Mbilizi waliharibu miche ya mahindi.

Example (English):

The insects destroyed the maize seedlings.

mbinafsi

/mbi'nafsi/

English: A selfish, self-centered person.

Example (Swahili):

Mbinafsi hufikiria maslahi yake tu.

Example (English):

A selfish person thinks only of his own interests.

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