Kamusi ya Kiswahili
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/m'bokwe/
English: A muddy place (see mtopetope).
Ng'ombe walikwama kwenye mbokwe.
The cows got stuck in the muddy place.
/m'bole/
English: A fool, idiot.
Wenzake walimcheka kwa kumuita mbole.
His friends laughed at him calling him a fool.
/mbo'lea/
English: 1. Soil fertility. 2. Manure, fertilizer.
Wakulima walitumia mbolea kuongeza mazao.
Farmers used fertilizer to increase yields.
/mbolea'vunɗe/
English: Compost made from rotting leaves.
Shamba lililimwa kwa kutumia mboleavunde.
The farm was tilled using compost.
/mbo'lezi/
English: Dirges, lamentations.
Wanawake waliimba nyimbo za mbolezi.
Women sang songs of lamentation.
/m'bolo/
English: A person who wears an animal skin, e.g., of a lion.
Shujaa alivaa ngozi kama mbolo.
The warrior wore an animal skin like a lion.
/m'bomo'waɗi/
English: A demolisher.
Mbomoaji alibomoa nyumba kongwe.
The demolisher brought down the old house.
/m'bo'moko/
English: 1. Collapse, cave-in. 2. A steep slope.
Barabara ilifungwa kutokana na mbomoko.
The road was closed due to a landslide.
/'mbona/
English: 1. Why? 2. Expression of surprise.
Mbona hufanyi kazi yako?
Why aren't you doing your work?
/mbo'nɗoki/
English: A tree that produces bean-like seeds.
Mbondoki hukua haraka msituni.
The bean-seed tree grows fast in the forest.
/'mboni/
English: 1. Pupil/iris of the eye. 2. A valuable find.
Alipigwa kwenye jicho hadi kuumia mboni.
He was hit in the eye until the iris was injured.
/m'bono/
English: Castor oil plant.
Mbono hutumika kutengeneza mafuta ya tiba.
The castor oil plant is used to make medicinal oil.
/mbo'ɲeo/
English: 1. The act of pressing. 2. An indentation.
Kitabu kiliweka mbonyo mezani.
The book left an indentation on the table.
/'mbo:/
English: Penis.
Wazee walizungumzia tohara ya mboo.
The elders discussed circumcision of the penis.
/m'bora/
English: A boastful, arrogant person.
Mbora hakupendwa na jamii kwa majivuno yake.
The arrogant person was not liked by the community.
/mboro'ŋgaɗi/
English: A destroyer, vandal.
Mborongaji aliharibu mali ya umma.
The vandal destroyed public property.
/'mboza/
English: A tree whose bark is used for rope.
Waliokota mboza kutengeneza kamba.
They collected the tree bark to make rope.
/'mboze/
English: A type of bird.
Mboze waliruka angani kwa makundi.
The birds flew in flocks in the sky.
/'mbu/
English: Mosquito.
Mbu husababisha malaria.
Mosquitoes cause malaria.
/mbu'waɗi/
English: Deadly, ferocious (animal).
Simba ni mnyama mbuaji.
The lion is a ferocious animal.
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