Kamusi ya Kiswahili
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/piˈlau/
English: Spiced rice dish with meat
Walikula pilau lenye harufu nzuri ya viungo.
They ate pilau rich with the aroma of spices.
/ˈpinda/
English: To bend; make something have a fold or deviate from its straight state; also to walk along a path following its course
Alipinda waya ili kutengeneza duara.
He bent the wire to make a circle.
/pinˈdana/
English: To be entangled; to work with great effort; to strive hard
Wanafundi walipindana kusukuma gari lililokwama.
The workers struggled together to push the stuck car.
/ˈpindi/
English: 1. When; if; even if. 2. A piece cut from something. 3. Old rag or worthless cloth. 4. The way a snake moves sideways. 5. A winding path
Pindi mvua ikinyesha, tutabaki nyumbani.
When it rains, we'll stay at home.
/pinˈdika/
English: To have a fold or crease
Karatasi imepindika kwenye kona.
The paper is folded at the corner.
/pindiˈmoja/
English: At the same time; simultaneously
Walifika pindimoja sokoni.
They arrived at the market at the same time.
/pinˈdipo/
English: When (conjunction)
Pindipo jua lilipochomoza, waliondoka.
When the sun rose, they departed.
/ˈpindo/
English: The hem or folded edge of cloth that is sewn
Fundi alishona pindo la gauni.
The tailor sewed the hem of the dress.
/pindoˈʃipa/
English: A sudden, uncontrollable muscle spasm caused by overwork or cold
Alipata pindoshipa baada ya kufanya kazi nzito.
He had a muscle spasm after heavy work.
/ˈpindu/
English: 1. A word emphasizing how something has turned or changed. 2. A type of poem where the last line repeats as the first in the next stanza. 3. Changeable; unstable. 4. Reflection in a mirror
Hali ya maisha imepindu ghafla.
Life's situation has suddenly turned.
/pinˈdua/
English: To turn something inside out; invert; overthrow a government; change the wording or arrangement
Jeshi lilipindua serikali usiku.
The army overthrew the government at night.
/pinˈduka/
English: To overturn, especially a vehicle
Gari lilipinduka barabarani.
The car overturned on the road.
/pinduˈkia/
English: To exceed; to go beyond the expected limit
Gharama zimepindukia bajeti yetu.
The costs have exceeded our budget.
/pinˈduli/
English: The pendulum of a wall clock
Pinduli ya saa iliacha kusogea.
The pendulum of the clock stopped moving.
/pindluˈliwa/
English: To be removed from power by force; to be taken away (e.g., a lover)
Kiongozi alipinduliwa na wanajeshi.
The leader was overthrown by soldiers.
/pinduˈpindu/
English: Upside down; in a state of being overturned
Nyumba ilikuwa pindupindu baada ya upepo.
The house was upside down after the storm.
/pinˈduza/
English: To turn inside out; to reverse
Alipinduza fulana kabla ya kuivaa.
He turned the shirt inside out before wearing it.
/ˈpinga/
English: To prevent; to oppose someone's views; to bet
Walipinga pendekezo la mkurugenzi.
They opposed the director's proposal.
/ˈpinga/
English: 1. Handle of a spear, arrow, or club. 2. A foul in soccer
Aliweka mkono kwenye pinga ya mkuki wake.
He placed his hand on the handle of his spear.
/pingaˈmizi/
English: 1. Obstacle; hindrance. 2. Opposition; resistance
Hakuna pingamizi kwa pendekezo hili.
There is no objection to this proposal.
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