Kamusi ya Kiswahili
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/ˈpwacha/
English: Onomatopoeia for the sound of something falling into water
Pwacha! Jiwe liliingia majini.
Splash! The stone fell into the water.
/ˈpwaga/
English: To remove husks or outer skins by pounding
Walipwaga nafaka kwa kinu.
They pounded the grains with a mortar.
/ˈpwaga/
English: To boil gently; to simmer
Wali unaendelea kupwaga jikoni.
The rice is gently simmering on the stove.
/ˈpwaga/
English: To talk a lot or in a disorderly way
Waliendelea kupwaga hadi usiku.
They kept chattering until night.
/ˈpwaga/
English: To talk nonsense
Usipwaga maneno yasiyo na maana.
Don't talk nonsense.
/ˈpwagu/
English: 1. A thief. 2. A deceitful person
Pwagu aliibiwa akidhani atapona.
The thief was caught red-handed.
/pwaˈguzi/
English: 1. A master thief. 2. A very deceitful person
Pwaguzi huyu ni hatari sana mtaani.
This master thief is very dangerous in the neighborhood.
/ˈpwaji/
English: The part of the shore that dries up when the tide is very low
Samaki walinaswa kwenye pwaji baada ya maji kupwa.
Fish were trapped on the dry shore after the tide went out.
/ˈpwaji/
English: Idle or meaningless talk
Usisikilize pwaji za watu wasio na kazi.
Don't listen to idle chatter from jobless people.
/ˈpwaju/
English: A long-legged bird that eats crabs
Pwaju walionekana kandokando ya bahari.
The long-legged birds were seen by the seaside.
/ˈpwani/
English: The area near the sea; the coastline
Ninaishi pwani ya Mombasa.
I live on the coast of Mombasa.
/pwapˈwatʃa/
English: To urinate involuntarily
Mtoto alipwapwacha kitandani usiku.
The child wet the bed at night.
/pwapˈwatʃa/
English: To talk nonsense
Watu walikuwa wakipwapwacha bila mpangilio.
People were babbling without order.
/pwapˈwata/
English: To make a sound when having diarrhea; to fart
Mtoto mdogo alipwapwata kwa sauti.
The little child farted loudly.
/pwapˈwata/
English: To gurgle; to make a sound from a boiling pot
Sufuria ya chai inapwapwata jikoni.
The pot of tea is gurgling on the stove.
/pwapˈwata/
English: To utter angry words during a quarrel
Walipwapwata kwa hasira kubwa.
They exchanged angry words fiercely.
/pwapˈwata/
English: The sound from a woman's vagina during intercourse
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/pwapˈwata/
English: The act of the buttocks shaking while walking
Alipwapwata alipotembea barabarani.
Her hips swayed as she walked down the road.
/pwapˈwatika/
English: See pwapwata² (to gurgle)
Angalia neno pwapwata² kwa maana.
See pwapwata² for the meaning.
/ˈpwaya/
English: To be loose or baggy, especially clothes
Suruali zake zimepwaya sana.
His trousers are too loose.
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