Kamusi ya Kiswahili
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/paˈpura/
English: To scratch with claws or sharp objects
Paka alipapura sofa kwa kucha zake.
The cat scratched the sofa with its claws.
/paˈpuri/
English: A type of Indian flatbread
Walila papuri yenye harufu nzuri ya siagi.
They ate flatbread that smelled of butter.
/paˈpuʃi/
English: A type of indoor footwear; slippers
Alivaa papushi zake kabla ya kuingia chumbani.
He put on his slippers before entering the room.
/ˈpara/
English: To beautify; to make attractive with cosmetics
Alijipara kwa wanja na poda.
She beautified herself with eyeliner and powder.
/ˈpara/
English: 1. To remove fish scales. 2. To peel off a plant's skin
Alipara samaki kabla ya kupika.
He scaled the fish before cooking.
/ˈpara/
English: To till lightly on grassy ground
Wakulima walipara eneo la bustani.
The farmers lightly tilled the garden area.
/ˈpara/
English: A bald head
Kichwa chake kilikuwa para kabisa.
His head was completely bald.
/ˈpara/
English: A paragraph
Andika hoja hii katika para ya pili.
Write this point in the second paragraph.
/ˈpara/
English: A sesame seed bun
Alinunua para kwenye duka la mikate.
He bought a sesame bun from the bakery.
/ˈpara/
English: (Colloquial) To spread or scatter
Alipara chumvi juu ya nyama.
He sprinkled salt over the meat.
/paraˈtʃitʃi/
English: A pear-shaped fruit with soft green flesh; avocado
Alikula parachichi lenye chumvi kidogo.
He ate avocado with a bit of salt.
/paraˈtʃuka/
English: To fly up suddenly, especially a bird
Ndege aliparachuka kutoka kwenye mti.
The bird suddenly flew off from the tree.
/paraˈtʃuti/
English: A large canopy used to descend safely from the air; parachute
Askari aliruka kwa kutumia parachuti.
The soldier jumped using a parachute.
/paˈrade/
English: A thick rope used on ships
Walinyoosha parade kwenye meli.
They stretched a large rope on the ship.
/paraˈdiso/
English: A place of eternal peace; paradise or heaven
Waumini wanaamini kuishi paradiso baada ya kifo.
Believers hope to live in paradise after death.
/paraˈfujo/
English: A screw; a nail with threads
Alifunga mlango kwa parafujo mpya.
He fixed the door with a new screw.
/paˈraga/
English: To climb using both hands and feet
Watoto waliparaga mti wa embe.
The children climbed the mango tree.
/paraˈgaɲa/
English: 1. To scatter things in disorder. 2. To spoil or ruin
Watoto waliparaganya vitabu darasani.
The children scattered the books in the classroom.
/paraˈgaɲo/
English: A state of disorder; disorganization
Kulikuwa na paraganyo kubwa ofisini.
There was great disorder in the office.
/paˈrago/
English: A rope tied between tree branches to sit on
Walitengeneza parago ya kuchezea.
They made a rope swing between the trees.
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