Kamusi ya Kiswahili
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/rambi'tira/
English: To lick lips here and there after eating something tasty
Alirambitira midomo baada ya chakula kitamu.
He licked his lips after eating the delicious food.
/ram'buza/
English: An effeminate man
Wengine walimuita rambuza kutokana na tabia zake.
Some called him effeminate because of his mannerisms.
/ram'buza/
English: Homosexual man
Rambuza huyo aliishi maisha ya wazi.
The gay man lived openly.
/ram'feli/
English: Custard apple
Tulipanda miti ya ramfeli shambani.
We planted custard apple trees on the farm.
/'rami/
English: A person skilled in shooting arrows or guns
Rami huyo alishinda mashindano ya upigaji mishale.
That marksman won the archery competition.
/ra'mia/
English: The load of bullets in a gun; cartridge capacity
Bunduki hii ina ramia ndogo.
This gun has a small cartridge capacity.
/ra'mia/
English: Bait on a hook
Wavuvi waliweka ramia kwenye ndoano.
The fishermen put bait on the hook.
/ra'misi/
English: To enjoy something; to entertain oneself; to celebrate
Watu waliramisi baada ya ushindi mkubwa.
People celebrated after a great victory.
/ra'misi/
English: To converse
Walikaa ramisi usiku kucha.
They spent the night conversing.
/'ramli/
English: Fortune-telling using sand or stars
Alifanya ramli kutabiri hatima ya kijiji.
He performed fortune-telling to predict the village's fate.
/'ramli/
English: Sand
Mchanga huu ni aina ya ramli laini.
This sand is of a fine kind.
/ram'ramu/
English: A procession; state of people following each other in a crowd
Ramramu ya waumini ilianza alfajiri.
The procession of worshippers began at dawn.
/'ramsa/
English: Celebration; great joy; festivity
Kulikuwa na ramsa kubwa kijijini.
There was great celebration in the village.
/'ramsa/
English: A place of laughter and joy
Klabu ile ni ramsa ya vijana kila jioni.
That club is a place of laughter for the youth every evening.
/'ramu/
English: Sorrow; grief; bitterness
Alijawa na ramu baada ya kifo cha rafiki yake.
He was filled with grief after his friend's death.
/'ramu/
English: A plot of land for building a house
Alinunua ramu karibu na bahari.
He bought a plot near the sea.
/ra'muka/
English: To clash; to attack each other in a fight
Wapinzani waliramuka kwenye uwanja wa michezo.
The rivals clashed in the sports field.
/'ramzi/
English: Symbol; secret sign
Alitumia ramzi kuelezea maana ya neno hilo.
He used a symbol to explain the meaning of the word.
/'ranchi/
English: Ranch; large area for rearing animals
Ng'ombe wake wanakula kwenye ranchi kubwa.
His cattle graze on a large ranch.
/'randa/
English: A plane (tool for smoothing wood)
Fundi anatumia randa kulainisha mbao.
The carpenter uses a plane to smooth wood.
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