Kamusi ya Kiswahili
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ma-chaku
English: See rato (a type of plant?)
Wakulima walipanda machaku shambani.
Farmers planted rato in the field.
macha-kura
English: State of searching or digging for things hidden under other things, e.g., under grass
Walifanya machakura kutafuta dhahabu.
They searched under the soil for gold.
macha-kura
English: Illegible or incomprehensible writing; unrecognizable marks
Waraka ulikuwa na machakura mengi.
The document had many scribbles.
macha-kuro
English: 1. Act of scratching the ground like a chicken. 2. Act of digging or lifting things to search for something specific
Kuku walifanya machakuro kutafuta chakula.
The chickens scratched the ground to look for food.
ma-chama
English: Waste blown or gathered by the wind
Upepo ulileta machama barabarani.
The wind brought debris onto the road.
ma-chapwi
English: A disease causing swollen cheeks, common in children; mumps
Mtoto anaumwa na machapwi.
The child is sick with mumps.
ma-chaza
English: 1. Thick rice porridge. 2. Food made from corn or rice grains. 3. Overcooked, mushy rice; porridge
Alikula machaza kwa chakula cha asubuhi.
He ate rice porridge for breakfast.
ma-cheche
English: 1. State of restlessness or inability to stay still. 2. Skill or expertise, especially in games
Machache yake yalionekana wakati wa mchezo.
His energy was seen during the game.
ma-cheche
English: 1. A restless person; someone without focus. 2. A promiscuous person
Walisema yeye ni macheche wa kijiji.
They said he is a restless person in the village.
ma-chela
English: A special type of stretcher used to carry the injured, sick, or dead
Wagonjwa walibebwa kwa machela hadi hospitalini.
Patients were carried on stretchers to the hospital.
mache-leo
English: The direction where the sun rises; east
Walielekea macheleo ya jua alfajiri.
They went east at sunrise.
ma-cheo
English: Time of sunrise; morning; dawn
Tuliamka mapema kabla ya macheo.
We woke up early before dawn.
mache-pere
English: See chakaramu (a type of bird?)
Wakulima walisikia sauti za machepere shambani.
The farmers heard the sound of the chakaramu birds in the field.
mache-uko
English: State of being startled; state of alarm
Kulikuwa na macheuko baada ya mlipuko.
There was alarm after the explosion.
ma-chezo
English: 1. Shows of entertaining or amusing things, even bewildering. 2. Things of wonder; magical things. 3. Witchcraft
Watoto walifurahia machezo ya sarakasi.
The children enjoyed the circus shows.
ma-chezo
English: A type of witchcraft or sorcery that can harm a person
Walihusisha maradhi na machezo mabaya.
They associated the illness with harmful witchcraft.
ma-chezo
English: Cards placed by the first player, especially in a round of card games
Alitoa machezo yake mezani.
He placed his cards on the table.
machi
English: The third month of the year; March
Harusi yao ilifanyika mwezi wa Machi.
Their wedding took place in March.
ma-chicha
English: 1. Coconut residue after squeezing. 2. Dregs or residue of alcohol or any drink left at the bottom of a container
Walitupa machicha baada ya kukamua nazi.
They threw away the coconut residue after squeezing.
machi-chira
English: Part of meat removed before cooking, often resembling shreds
Aliweka machichira kando kabla ya kupika.
He set aside the shreds of meat before cooking.
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