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/ˈpweza waŋga/
English: See maganga
Angalia neno maganga kwa maana.
See the word maganga for the meaning.
/ˈpweza/
English: An octopus
Pweza hukaa kwenye miamba ya baharini.
The octopus lives among sea rocks.
/ˈpweza/
English: To beach a vessel; to pull it onto land
Wavuvi walipweza mashua yao ufukweni.
The fishermen pulled their boat onto the beach.
/ˈpweza/
English: To make something dry
Jua linapweza nguo zilizofuliwa.
The sun is drying the washed clothes.
/pweˈzua/
English: (Nautical) To launch a vessel into the water
Walipwezua mashua baharini asubuhi.
They launched the boat into the sea in the morning.
/ˈpwi/
English: Small; insufficient; not full
Kiasi cha chakula ni pwi kwa familia nzima.
The amount of food is too little for the whole family.
/pwiˈriri/
English: (Rare) Plenty; abundant
Mazao mwaka huu ni pwiriri.
The harvest is abundant this year.
/ˈpwita/
English: 1. To throb with internal pain (e.g., a boil). 2. To beat quickly (e.g., the heart)
Moyo wake unapwita kwa hofu.
His heart is beating fast with fear.
/ˈpyora/
English: 1. To lie or say what is untrue. 2. To slander or insult
Usipyore watu bila sababu.
Don't slander people without reason.
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