Kamusi ya Kiswahili
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/pembeˈa/
English: To swing or move back and forth
Mtoto alipembea kwenye bembea bustanini.
The child swung on the swing in the garden.
/ˈpembea/
English: A swing or playground seat
Waliweka pembea mpya kwa watoto.
They installed a new swing for the children.
/pembeˈana/
English: To move or play around with each other, often play-fighting
Mbwa wawili walipembeana wakicheza.
The two dogs played by pushing each other.
/pembeˈbutu/
English: An obtuse angle (between 90° and 180°)
Pembebutu ina kipimo kikubwa kuliko pembe sawia.
An obtuse angle measures more than a right angle.
/pembeˈdʒa/
English: To persuade someone deceitfully; to coax
Alimpembeja rafiki yake ili apate msaada.
He sweet-talked his friend to get help.
/pembeˈdʒea/
English: See pembeja (to persuade deceitfully)
Alimpembejea mama yake apate ruhusa.
He coaxed his mother to get permission.
/pembeˈdʒeo/
English: Farming inputs such as seeds and fertilizer
Serikali ilisambaza pembejeo kwa wakulima.
The government distributed farm inputs to farmers.
/pembeˈdʒeo/
English: A plea showing humility or submission
Alitoa pembejeo akiomba msamaha.
He made a humble plea for forgiveness.
/pembeˈdʒo/
English: The outer part of the thigh
Alijeruhiwa kwenye pembejo la mguu.
He was injured on the outer thigh.
/pembeˈkali/
English: An acute angle (less than 90°)
Pembekali ni ndogo kuliko pembe ya mraba.
An acute angle is smaller than a right angle.
/pembeˈkuu/
English: A reflex angle (greater than 180°)
Mchoro unaonyesha pembekuu moja.
The drawing shows one reflex angle.
/pembeˈni/
English: To stand aside
Simama pembeni magari yapite.
Stand aside and let the cars pass.
/pembeˈni/
English: Beside; next to
Kiti chake kiko pembeni ya dirisha.
His seat is beside the window.
/pembeˈni/
English: Private part or secret place
Walizungumza pembeni bila wengine kusikia.
They spoke privately so others wouldn't hear.
/pembeˈnne/
English: A quadrilateral; a shape with four sides
Mraba ni mfano wa pembenne.
A square is an example of a quadrilateral.
/pembeˈnraba/
English: Carpenter's square used for measuring right angles
Fundi alitumia pembenraba kupima kona.
The carpenter used a square to measure the corner.
/pembeˈsaba/
English: A heptagon; a seven-sided shape
Alijifunza kuchora pembesaba kwenye somo la hisabati.
He learned to draw a heptagon in math class.
/pembeˈsawa/
English: Having equal angles
Pembetatu hii ni pembesawa kwa sababu pembe zake zote ni sawa.
This triangle is equiangular because all its angles are equal.
/pembeˈsita/
English: A hexagon; a six-sided shape
Asali huhifadhiwa katika miraba ya pembesita.
Honey is stored in hexagonal cells.
/pembeˈtano/
English: A pentagon; a five-sided shape
Nyumba ina paa la umbo la pembetano.
The house has a pentagon-shaped roof.
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