Kamusi ya Kiswahili
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/ndoana/
English: A curved metal hook used for fishing; fishhook
Alitengeneza ndoana mpya kwa uvuvi.
He made a new fishing hook.
/ndoano/
English: A hooked stick or a golf club
Aliinua mpira kwa ndoano.
He lifted the ball with the golf club.
/ndobe/
English: A small flounder fish found in cold water
Wavuvi walivua ndobe baharini.
Fishermen caught flounder fish at sea.
/ndofya/
English: The sound made by snapping fingers
Alitoa sauti ya ndofya kumwita rafiki yake.
He made a snapping sound to call his friend.
/ndogoro/
English: A waterbuck; an antelope that lives in watery areas
Tuliona ndogoro kando ya mto.
We saw a waterbuck near the river.
/ndombezi/
English: One who prays for others; often used for Prophet Muhammad
Waliimba sifa za Ndombezi.
They sang praises of the Intercessor.
/ndombezi/
English: Hostility or enmity; desire for revenge
Aliacha ndombezi na kuomba msamaha.
He let go of his hostility and asked for forgiveness.
/ndombezi/
English: A type of leaf used to treat snake bites
Walitumia majani ya ndombezi kumtibu aliyeumwa.
They used ndombezi leaves to treat the snakebite.
/ndondi/
English: 1. A fist or punch. 2. The game of boxing
Mabondia walicheza ndondi uwanjani.
The boxers fought in the ring.
/ndondo/
English: A person with mental deficiency
Watu walimsaidia ndondo huyo barabarani.
People helped the mentally challenged man on the road.
/ndondo/
English: Mashed beans cooked with coconut and oil
Walipika ndondo kwa chakula cha jioni.
They cooked mashed beans for dinner.
/ndonga/
English: A gourd used for storing medicine
Alitumia ndonga kuhifadhia dawa.
He used the gourd to store medicine.
/ndonga/
English: A club with a knobbed end; also a large head
Alishika ndonga mkononi kujilinda.
He held the club in his hand for protection.
/ndonga/
English: A lie; something untrue
Maneno yake ni ndonga tupu.
His words are nothing but lies.
/ndongoa/
English: A custom of slaughtering an animal before a burial
Walifanya ndongoa kabla ya mazishi.
They performed the ritual slaughter before the burial.
/ndongoa/
English: The animal slaughtered as a sacrifice for the deceased
Mbuzi wa ndongoa alichinjwa leo.
The goat for the burial sacrifice was slaughtered today.
/ndongoro/
English: A buffalo
Ndongoro alionekana karibu na bwawa.
The buffalo was seen near the pond.
/ndonya/
English: Holes pierced on the face or lip as a sign of beauty
Mwanamke huyo ana ndonya kati ya mdomo na pua.
That woman has decorative holes between her mouth and nose.
/ndoo/
English: A tool used for carrying or drawing water; a bucket
Alijaza ndoo kwa maji safi.
He filled the bucket with clean water.
/ndorobo/
English: Dirt; filth
Nyumba ilikuwa imejaa ndorobo.
The house was full of dirt.
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