Kamusi ya Kiswahili
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/mkaˈndo/
English: Leftover food or unfinished work.
Wali wa jana ulikuwa mkando uliohifadhiwa jikoni.
Yesterday's rice was leftover food kept in the kitchen.
/mkaˈŋadʒa/
English: A tree that bears fruits similar to oranges.
Mkangaja huu hutoa matunda matamu kama machenza.
This mkangaja tree produces sweet fruits like tangerines.
/mkaŋɡaˈmjiko/
English: Confusion or disorder.
Mkangamyiko ulitokea baada ya taarifa zinazokinzana.
Confusion arose after receiving conflicting information.
/mkaˈŋaŋga/
English: A plant known as "madole matano" (five fingers).
Wakulima walipanda mkanganga kwenye mashamba yao.
Farmers planted the mkanganga plant in their fields.
/mkaˈŋanjo/
English: A state of misunderstanding or disagreement.
Kulikuwa na mkanganyo kuhusu tarehe ya mkutano.
There was confusion about the meeting date.
/mkaˈŋazi/
English: A red-wood tree of the myule family.
Mbao za mkangazi hutumika kutengeneza fanicha za thamani.
The red wood of the mkangazi tree is used to make valuable furniture.
/mkaˈndʒai/
English: A wild tree species with thick bark.
Mkanjai huota katika misitu yenye unyevunyevu.
The mkanjai tree grows in humid forests.
/mkaˈndʒai/
English: A type of alcoholic beverage.
Wenyeji walitengeneza mkanjai kwa kutumia matunda yaliyochemshwa.
The locals made mkanjai using boiled fruits.
/mkaˈndʒu/
English: Cashew tree; also known as mbibo.
Mkanju hutoa korosho zinazopendwa duniani kote.
The cashew tree produces nuts loved all over the world.
/mkaˈno/
English: A tendon that connects muscles to bones.
Mkano wa mguu uliumia wakati wa mazoezi.
The tendon in his leg was injured during exercise.
/mkaˈno/
English: A fishing line or cord used to catch fish.
Wavuvi walitumia mkano kuvua samaki wadogo.
The fishermen used a line to catch small fish.
/mkaˈɲa/
English: A medicinal tree with white sap used to treat eye ailments.
Waganga walitumia matone ya mkanya kutibu macho.
Healers used drops from the mkanya tree to treat eye infections.
/mkaˈɲadʒi/
English: A person who forbids or prohibits something.
Mkanyaji alizuia watoto wasiingie shambani.
The forbidding person stopped the children from entering the farm.
/mkaˈɲwadʒi/
English: A person who drinks.
Mkanywaji mzuri hawezi kuacha pombe kirahisi.
A heavy drinker cannot quit alcohol easily.
/mkaɾaˈɡazo/
English: A heavy downpour of rain.
Mkaragazo ulisababisha mafuriko mjini.
The heavy rainfall caused flooding in the city.
/mkaɾaˈɡazo/
English: A strong type of tobacco.
Wakulima walivuna tumbaku ya mkaragazo mwaka huu.
Farmers harvested strong mkaragazo tobacco this year.
/mkaɾaˈɡazo/
English: A sequence or continuous series of events.
Mkaragazo wa matukio ulifanya siku kuwa ndefu.
The continuous series of events made the day feel long.
/mkaɾaˈkala/
English: A white-wood tree species.
Mbao za mkarakala zinatumika kutengeneza viti.
Mkarakala wood is used to make chairs.
/mkaɾaˈkara/
English: A climbing plant that bears passion fruits.
Mkarakara ulipanda kwenye uzio wa bustani.
The passion vine climbed up the garden fence.
/mkaɾamˈbati/
English: A tree of the minigra family.
Mkarambati huonekana zaidi katika misitu ya pwani.
The mkarambati tree is mostly found in coastal forests.
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