Kamusi ya Kiswahili
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/mtʃoŋgaˈnano/
English: Banter; playful or mocking exchange of words.
Marafiki walikuwa kwenye mchongoano wa utani.
The friends were engaged in playful teasing.
/mtʃoŋˈgoma/
English: A thorny shrub used as a fence; a small issue that can cause big problems.
Wakulima walipanda mchongoma kuzunguka shamba lao.
The farmers planted thorny shrubs around their farm as a fence.
/mˈtʃondʒo/
English: See mkamasi.
Angalia neno mkamasi kwa maana kamili.
See the word mkamasi for the full meaning.
/mtʃoˈɲoto/
English: A stinging sensation in a wound, especially after applying medicine.
Alihisi mchonyoto kidogo baada ya kuweka dawa kwenye jeraha.
He felt a sting after applying medicine to the wound.
/mtʃoˈɲoto/
English: The act of sprinkling or dripping a liquid from above.
Alifanya mchonyoto wa maji juu ya mimea mchanga.
He sprinkled water over the young plants.
/mˈtʃoo/
English: The season of light rains between July and October in East Africa.
Mvua za mchoo huleta ubaridi na upepo.
The short rains bring cool weather and wind.
/mtʃoˈpozi/
English: A pickpocket.
Mchopozi alimnyang'anya simu ndani ya basi.
The pickpocket snatched a phone inside the bus.
/mtʃoraˈtʃora/
English: A person who draws poorly or carelessly.
Mchorachora huyo hujaza daftari kwa michoro isiyoeleweka.
The careless doodler filled the notebook with random sketches.
/mtʃoˈradʒi/
English: An artist; someone who draws.
Mchoraji alichora picha ya mandhari ya pwani.
The artist drew a picture of a coastal landscape.
/mtʃoraˈramani/
English: A cartographer; a person who draws maps.
Mchoraramani alitengeneza ramani sahihi ya mji.
The cartographer created an accurate map of the city.
/mˈtʃoro/
English: 1. A drawing or sketch. 2. The act or style of drawing. 3. An illustration resulting from drawing.
Mchoro wake ulionyesha nyumba ya ndoto zake.
His drawing showed the house of his dreams.
/mtʃoroˈtʃoro/
English: Sloppy or careless drawing or writing.
Mchorochoro wake haukuwa rahisi kusoma.
His messy handwriting was difficult to read.
/mˈtʃoroko/
English: A climbing plant that produces peas or beans.
Mchoroko hupanda haraka kwenye ua la nyumba.
The climbing bean plant quickly grows along the house fence.
/mtʃoroˈti/
English: (Grammar) A method of analyzing sentences using tree diagrams.
Wanafunzi walijifunza mchoroti wa sentensi darasani.
The students learned sentence tree analysis in class.
/mtʃoroˈti/
English: (Grammar) A tree diagram used for sentence analysis.
Mwalimu alionyesha mchoroti wa kitenzi na kiima.
The teacher displayed a tree diagram showing the verb and subject.
/mˈtʃoʃi/
English: A person who is annoying due to their behavior; a bother.
Mchoshi aliwakera wenzake kwa maneno mengi.
The annoying person irritated others with too much talk.
/mˈtʃoto/
English: 1. The act of scooping or drawing out. 2. A small scooped portion.
Alitoa mchoto wa maji kwa kutumia kikombe.
He scooped a small portion of water using a cup.
/mˈtʃovu/
English: 1. A tired person. 2. An annoying person. 3. A lazy person.
Baada ya kazi nzito, kila mtu alikuwa mchovu.
After the hard work, everyone was exhausted.
/mtʃoˈvja/
English: A person who dips their hand into a liquid, e.g., water, honey, or beer.
Mchovya alionekana akiweka kidole ndani ya asali.
The dipper was seen putting his finger into the honey.
/mtʃoˈvjo/
English: 1. The act of dipping. 2. A dip pen used for writing.
Mwalimu alitumia kalamu ya mchovyo kuandika barua.
The teacher used a dip pen to write the letter.
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