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Found 1069 word(s) starting with "P"

pakacha¹ (2nd)

/pakacha/

English: A person who likes tricks or lies; deceiver

Example (Swahili):

Mjomba ni pakacha, haaminiki.

Example (English):

My uncle is a trickster, he can't be trusted.

pakacha²

/pakacha/

English: A type of beehive made of thatch

Example (Swahili):

Wakulima waliweka pakacha msituni.

Example (English):

The farmers placed the beehive in the forest.

pakaja

/pakaja/

English: A thief; person with robber tendencies

Example (Swahili):

Polisi walimkamata pakaja usiku.

Example (English):

The police caught the thief at night.

pakamwasi

/pakamwasi/

English: Rebel or wildcat

Example (Swahili):

Paka huyu ni pakamwasi, hataki kufugwa.

Example (English):

This cat is rebellious and refuses to be tamed.

pakamwitu

/pakamwitu/

English: Wildcat

Example (Swahili):

Pakamwitu huyo alikuwa akiwinda panya.

Example (English):

The wildcat was hunting mice.

pakan.a

/pakana/

English: To be near to; to border on

Example (Swahili):

Shamba langu linapakana na ziwa.

Example (English):

My farm borders the lake.

pakanga¹

/pakanga/

English: A type of bitter medicinal plant

Example (Swahili):

Wazee walitumia majani ya pakanga kutibu.

Example (English):

The elders used pakanga leaves for medicine.

pakanga²

/pakanga/

English: The pain of childbirth

Example (Swahili):

Mwanamke alikuwa akihisi pakanga wakati wa kujifungua.

Example (English):

The woman felt the pain of childbirth.

pakanisha

/pakanisha/

English: To make a boundary; to make neighbors

Example (Swahili):

Walipakanisha mashamba yao kwa uzio.

Example (English):

They marked the boundary between their farms with a fence.

pakanya

/pakanya/

English: A payment to settle a dispute or tease

Example (Swahili):

Alitoa pakanya kumaliza ugomvi.

Example (English):

He gave compensation to end the quarrel.

pakari

/pakari/

English: A tool resembling pliers for gripping or cutting wire

Example (Swahili):

Fundi alikata waya kwa pakari.

Example (English):

The mechanic cut the wire with pliers.

pakas.a

/pakasa/

English: To twist or braid thread, rope, or hair

Example (Swahili):

Alipakasa nywele za mtoto.

Example (English):

She braided the child's hair.

pakashume

/pakashume/

English: See paka shume (wildcat)

Example (Swahili):

Pakashume huishi porini.

Example (English):

The wildcat lives in the forest.

pakata

/pakata/

English: To place something on the laps

Example (Swahili):

Alipakata mtoto wake kwa upendo.

Example (English):

She held her child lovingly on her lap.

pakatisha

/pakatisha/

English: To cause leaves to fall

Example (Swahili):

Upepo ulipakatisha majani yote.

Example (English):

The wind made all the leaves fall.

pakawai

/pakawai/

English: Expression used to respond to "paukwa" in storytelling

Example (Swahili):

"Paukwa!" — "Pakawai!" walijibu watoto.

Example (English):

"Paukwa!" — "Pakawai!" the children responded.

pakaza

/pakaza/

English: To smear oil or a liquid

Example (Swahili):

Alipakaza mafuta mgongoni.

Example (English):

He applied oil on his back.

pakazia

/pakazia/

English: To speak ill of someone; to accuse falsely

Example (Swahili):

Walimpakazia mambo asiyofanya.

Example (English):

They accused him of things he didn't do.

pake¹

/pake/

English: Its (possessive pronoun, 3rd person singular, locative)

Example (Swahili):

Nyumba yake iko mbali na pake.

Example (English):

His house is far from its place.

pake²

/pake/

English: Its (demonstrative, 3rd person singular, locative)

Example (Swahili):

Hicho ndicho chake pake.

Example (English):

That is its very place.

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