Kamusi ya Kiswahili
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/panda/
English: A type of horn that is blown
Alipiga panda kuwaita wanakijiji.
He blew the horn to call the villagers.
/panda/
English: The part of the face above the eyes; forehead
Alijifuta jasho kwenye panda la uso.
He wiped sweat from his forehead.
/pandashuka/
English: A state of struggle or hassle; ups and downs
Maisha ni pandashuka kila siku.
Life is full of ups and downs.
/pande/
English: The state of being sidelined or ignored
Alijisikia yuko pande katika kundi.
He felt sidelined in the group.
/pande/
English: The work of farming for wages
Walifanya kazi ya pande ili wapate kipato.
They did farm work for pay.
/pande/
English: A large thing or person; a giant
Yule mtu ni pande kweli.
That man is truly huge.
/pandembili/
English: Here and there; to and fro
Watoto walikimbia pandembili uwanjani.
The children ran here and there in the field.
/pandename/
English: An octagon; an eight-sided shape
Walichora pandename kwenye karatasi.
They drew an octagon on the paper.
/pandenne/
English: A quadrilateral; a four-sided shape
Alitambua pandenne katika somo la jiometri.
He recognized a quadrilateral in geometry class.
/pandetano/
English: A pentagon; a five-sided shape
Mwanafunzi alichora pandetano sahihi.
The student drew a correct pentagon.
/pandia/
English: To attend a party uninvited; to freeload
Alipandia harusi bila mwaliko.
He went to the wedding uninvited.
/pandikiza/
English: 1. To transplant. 2. To graft. 3. To artificially inseminate
Walipandikiza miche kwenye shamba jipya.
They transplanted seedlings to a new farm.
/pandikizi/
English: The quality of being huge; a giant
Yule pandikizi alionekana kama jitu.
That giant looked enormous.
/pandikizo/
English: The act of transplanting or grafting
Pandikizo la miti lilifanyika wakati wa masika.
The transplanting of trees was done during the rainy season.
/pandio/
English: Notches cut into a tree for climbing
Wapandaji walitumia pandio kufika juu ya mti.
The climbers used the notches to reach the top of the tree.
/pandisha/
English: 1. To raise something. 2. To increase the price
Serikali imepandisha kodi ya mafuta.
The government has raised the fuel tax.
/pandisha/
English: To mate animals
Wakulima walipandisha ng'ombe kwa dume bora.
The farmers bred the cows with a good bull.
/pandisha/
English: To climb or go up a mountainous area
Wapandaji walipandisha mlima Meru.
The climbers ascended Mount Meru.
/pando/
English: (In saying) A giant of a person
Yule ni pando la mtu kweli.
That one is truly a giant of a man.
/pandu/
English: A type of fish
Wavuvi walikamata samaki aina ya pandu.
The fishermen caught a fish called pandu.
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