Kamusi ya Kiswahili
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saˈkaɲa
English: Search diligently for something lost.
Alisakanya funguo zake kila mahali.
He searched everywhere for his keys.
saˈkara
English: State of being very drunk; staggering; pride; arrogance.
Alitembea kwa sakara baada ya kunywa pombe nyingi.
He walked unsteadily after drinking too much alcohol.
saˈkara
English: Become weak from drunkenness, overeating, or fatigue; become arrogant.
Baada ya kushiba sana, alisakara kitandani.
After overeating, he lay weakly on the bed.
sakaraˈni
English: In a bad state (from drunkenness); filled with pride.
Mlevi sakarani alilazwa hospitalini.
The drunken man in a bad state was hospitalized.
sakaraˈni
English: A type of poetic meter with varying verse lengths.
Mashairi ya sakarani hutumiwa katika tamthilia za kale.
Sakarani verses are used in traditional dramas.
sakaˈrati mauˈti
English: The moment when a person is near death.
Kila mwanadamu ataonja sakarati mauti.
Every human will experience the moment of death.
sakaˈrati
English: State of complete drunkenness or unconsciousness; state of impurity at death; unconsciousness.
Mgonjwa yuko katika sakarati za mauti.
The patient is in the throes of death.
sakaˈrati
English: See: sadaruki (emergency room; critical condition).
Alikimbizwa sakarati baada ya ajali mbaya.
He was rushed to the ICU after a terrible accident.
saˈkari
English: Drunkard.
Sakari huyo hulewa kila wikendi.
That drunkard drinks every weekend.
saˈkari
English: Get drunk; see: sakara².
Alisakari haraka baada ya glasi chache.
He got drunk quickly after a few glasses.
saˈkari
English: A type of bird resembling a hawk.
Sakari huruka kwa kasi ikiwinda wanyama wadogo.
The hawk-like bird flies swiftly while hunting small animals.
sakaˈrika
English: Be thirsty; feel weak from heat, thirst, or hunger; weaken; become feeble; suffer greatly (near death).
Alisakarika jangwani bila maji kwa siku mbili.
He became weak from thirst in the desert for two days.
saˈkata
English: Play skillfully; perform with great skill; hit repeatedly; strike in succession; eat quickly.
Mchezaji huyo alisakata densi kwa ustadi.
That performer danced skillfully.
saˈkata
English: Scandal; disgraceful event; major conflict or dispute between people.
Sakata la wizi wa fedha limeitikisa kampuni.
The money theft scandal has shaken the company.
saˈketi
English: Complete electrical circuit.
Saketi hii inawasha taa zote kwa wakati mmoja.
This circuit lights all the bulbs at once.
saˈki
English: Be stuck; unable to move; fit tightly.
Mlango umesaki na hauwezi kufunguka.
The door is stuck and won't open.
saˈki
English: Muscles of the legs.
Saki zake zimechoka kwa kutembea mbali.
His leg muscles are tired from walking far.
saˈkia
English: Deeply affecting the heart; painful.
Habari hiyo ilisakia kila mtu aliyesikia.
The news touched the hearts of everyone who heard it.
saˈkifu
English: Lay a floor; tile a floor.
Wameanza kusakifu nyumba mpya ya wageni.
They've begun tiling the new guest house.
saˈkimu
English: Fall ill; be sick.
Alisakimu ghafla wakati wa kazi.
He suddenly fell ill while working.
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