Kamusi ya Kiswahili
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/ˈmjinga/
English: (Insult) Fool; stupid person.
Usimuite mtu mjinga, ni tusi.
Don't call someone a fool; it's an insult.
/ˈmjio/
English: The cause or manner of arrival.
Hakueleza mjio wake ghafla kijijini.
He didn't explain his sudden arrival in the village.
/ˈmjoho/
English: A type of plum tree with red fruit.
Mti wa mjoho hutoa matunda mekundu yanayofanana na plamu.
The mjoho tree bears red, plum-like fruits.
/mjoˈhoro/
English: A type of evergreen tree used for making perfume.
Wao hutumia mti wa mjohoro kutengeneza manukato.
They use the mjohoro tree to make perfumes.
/ˈmjoja/
English: A type of tree used for making tool handles.
Mpini wa jembe ulitengenezwa kwa mti wa mjoja.
The hoe handle was made from mjoja wood.
/ˈmjoli/
English: 1. Slave or servant. 2. Fellow slave. 3. Companion. 4. One who is wronged.
Alikuwa mjoli mwaminifu kwa bwana wake.
He was a faithful servant to his master.
/ˈmjomba/
English: 1. Maternal uncle. 2. Male friend. 3. Coastal term for inland person. 4. A type of long fish.
Mjomba wangu anaishi Mombasa.
My uncle lives in Mombasa.
/mjombaˈkaka/
English: A type of large lizard.
Mjombakaka huishi katika mashimo ya miti mikavu.
The large lizard lives in holes of dry trees.
/ˈmjombo/
English: A type of large fish (bream).
Wavuvi walikamata mjombo mkubwa baharini.
The fishermen caught a large bream in the sea.
/ˈmjoo/
English: See mjoja.
Tazama mjoja kwa maana kamili.
See mjoja for the full meaning.
/ˈmjua/
English: One who knows.
Mungu ndiye mjua yote.
God is the all-knowing one.
/mjuˈaji/
English: 1. A know-it-all person. 2. One who pretends to know everything.
Mjuaji hachoki kuzungumza hata asipojua ukweli.
A know-it-all never stops talking even when he doesn't know the truth.
/ˈmjuba/
English: 1. A quick-tempered respondent. 2. An insolent person.
Mjuba alijibu kwa hasira mbele ya umati.
The insolent man replied angrily before the crowd.
/ˈmjugu/
English: Peanut plant.
Walipanda mjugu mashambani kwa ajili ya chakula na biashara.
They planted peanuts in the fields for food and trade.
/mjuˈkuu/
English: Grandchild.
Bibi alimpenda mjukuu wake sana.
The grandmother loved her grandchild dearly.
/ˈmjumbe/
English: 1. Messenger. 2. Representative. 3. Local government leader. 4. Delegate.
Mjumbe wa kijiji alitangaza mkutano wa wananchi.
The village representative announced a community meeting.
/ˈmjume/
English: 1. Engraver. 2. Artisan or blacksmith.
Mjume alichonga sanamu nzuri kwa mawe.
The engraver carved a beautiful stone statue.
/ˈmjumu/
English: 1. Bladesmith. 2. A chest containing various metal tools. 3. Large handleless knife.
Mjumu alitengeneza upanga mpya kwa kutumia chuma kigumu.
The bladesmith made a new sword from strong metal.
/mjumuiˈʃo/
English: 1. Synthesis of ideas. 2. The act of combining things.
Mwalimu alitoa mjumuisho wa somo lote mwishoni.
The teacher gave a summary of the entire lesson at the end.
/ˈmjusi/
English: 1. Lizard. 2. Bleeding gum disease. 3. Lizard-shaped decoration on a kanzu. 4. Sun-worshipper.
Mjusi alikimbia ukutani alipomuona mtu.
The lizard ran up the wall when it saw a person.
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