Kamusi ya Kiswahili
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/ɲeˈra/
English: (noun) A type of sea creature, possibly a squid or cuttlefish
Nyera wanapatikana baharini usiku.
Squids are found in the sea at night.
/ɲeˈra/
English: (verb) To mock or ridicule
Usinyere marafiki zako.
Don't mock your friends.
/ɲereˈreka/
English: (verb) To flow down slowly; to cry pitifully
Machozi yalinyerereka usoni mwake.
Tears trickled down her face.
/ɲereˈreza/
English: (verb) To disguise or conceal one's true actions
Alinyerereza uovu wake kwa maneno matamu.
He disguised his wrongdoing with sweet words.
/ɲeˈrezi/
English: (adjective) Beautiful, attractive
Binti huyo ni mwenye uso wenye nyerezi.
That girl has a beautiful face.
/ɲeˈsa/
English: (verb) To lactate; to produce milk
Ng'ombe alianza kunyesa baada ya kuzaa.
The cow began to lactate after giving birth.
/ɲeˈʃa/
English: (verb) To deceive or seduce
Alimnyesha kwa ahadi za uongo.
He deceived her with false promises.
/ɲeˈʃa/
English: (verb) To rain lightly; to drizzle
Ilinyesha kidogo asubuhi.
It drizzled a little in the morning.
/ɲeˈʃa/
English: (verb) To help someone defecate (used for babies or animals)
Mama alimnyesha mtoto wake mchanga.
The mother helped her baby relieve itself.
/ɲeˈta/
English: (verb) To be proud or boastful
Acha kunyeta mbele ya wenzako.
Stop showing off in front of your friends.
/ɲeˈtea/
English: (verb) See dekea — to strut or walk proudly
Alitembea akinyetea kama shujaa.
He walked proudly like a hero.
/ɲeˈti/
English: (adjective) Sensitive; critical; related to private parts
Ni jambo nyeti linalohitaji tahadhari.
It's a sensitive issue that requires caution.
/ɲeˈti/
English: (noun) Genitals; private parts
Alijeruhi sehemu za nyeti.
He injured his private parts.
/ɲeˈto/
English: (noun) Masturbation; self-pleasure
Daktari alizungumzia madhara ya nyeto kupita kiasi.
The doctor talked about the harmful effects of excessive masturbation.
/ɲeˈvuwa/
English: (verb) To crawl or move by twisting; to wriggle
Nyoka alinyevua kuelekea kwenye kichaka.
The snake wriggled toward the bush.
/ɲeˈvule/
English: (noun) See nyowe — a type of grasshopper
Nyevule waliruka kila upande shambani.
Grasshoppers were jumping everywhere in the field.
/ɲiˈa/
English: (verb) To refuse to give; to deny
Alinyia msaada kwa jirani yake.
He refused to give help to his neighbor.
/ɲiˈe/
English: (pronoun) You (plural); see nyinyi
Nyie mnafaa kufanya kazi kwa bidii.
You should all work hard.
/ɲiˈɡu/
English: (noun) Wasp or hornet
Nyigu alimng'ata mkononi.
A wasp stung him on the arm.
/ɲiˈibi/
English: (noun) A type of sea fish
Nyiibi hupatikana kwenye maji ya chumvi.
This fish species is found in saltwater.
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