Kamusi ya Kiswahili
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/ʃe'leno/
English: A large bowl or shell
Walitumia sheleno kuhifadhia maji.
They used a large bowl to store water.
/ʃeli'ʃeli/
English: A type of large, seedless fruit
Tulikula tunda la shellshelli lililoiva vizuri.
We ate a well-ripened seedless fruit.
/ʃe'masi/
English: A seminary student close to ordination
Shemasi aliongoza sala kanisani.
The seminarian led the prayer in church.
/ʃe'mbeja/
English: A type of knife used by fishermen; dagger
Mvuvi alitumia shembea kukata nyavu.
The fisherman used a dagger to cut the nets.
/ʃembwe'lele/
English: The loose skin hanging from an animal's neck; dewlap
Ng'ombe mkubwa alikuwa na shembwelele refu.
The big cow had a long dewlap.
/ʃe'megi/
English: See "shemeji."
Shemegi wangu alikuja kututembelea jana.
My in-law came to visit us yesterday.
/ʃe'meji/
English: Brother-in-law or sister-in-law; friend's spouse
Shemeji yangu anafanya kazi Nairobi.
My brother-in-law works in Nairobi.
/ʃe'mere/
English: A nose ring used for cows
Waliweka shemere puani mwa ng'ombe.
They placed a nose ring in the cow's nose.
/ʃe'meri/
English: See "shemere."
Shemeri ya ng'ombe iling'aa kwa chuma kipya.
The cow's nose ring shone with new metal.
/ʃem'ŋombe/
English: See "ng'ombe²"; a type of bird
Shemng'ombe huonekana mara nyingi mashambani.
The shemng'ombe bird is often seen in the fields.
/ʃe'neza/
English: To load luggage onto a car
Walisheheneza mizigo yao kwenye gari kuelekea sokoni.
They loaded their luggage into the car heading to the market.
/ʃenga/
English: To cut or slaughter, usually with a sharp object
Alishenga kuku kwa kisu.
He slaughtered the chicken with a knife.
/ʃe'ŋgeʃa/
English: To involve oneself in something beyond one's ability
Usijaribu kushengesha mambo usiyoyaweza.
Don't get involved in things you can't handle.
/ʃe'ŋgeʃa/
English: The state of being busy with relevant and irrelevant matters
Hali yake ya kushengesha inamfanya ashindwe kuamua.
His state of being too involved makes him unable to decide.
/ʃengo/
English: Worry; burden; anxiety
Mama ana shengo kubwa kuhusu watoto wake.
The mother has great worry about her children.
/ʃengo/
English: The sharp part of a knife or sword
Upanga ulio na shengo kali unaweza kukata haraka.
A sword with a sharp blade can cut quickly.
/ʃengo/
English: A cutting tool like a knife
Fundi alitumia shengo kukata mbao.
The carpenter used a cutting tool to slice the wood.
/'ʃepe/
English: A shovel or spade
Alitumia shepe kuchimba shimo bustanini.
He used a shovel to dig a hole in the garden.
/'ʃepwa/
English: A type of scorpionfish
Samaki wa shepwa hupatikana kwenye miamba ya baharini.
The shepwa fish is found around sea reefs.
/ʃe'rasi/
English: Leader of a group of dancers
Sherasi aliwaongoza wachezaji kwenye maonesho.
The leader guided the dancers during the performance.
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