Kamusi ya Kiswahili
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/ʃituʃa/
English: To frighten or shock someone with words or actions
Habari za kifo kilimshitusha sana.
The news of the death shocked him greatly.
/ʃizi/
English: Palm wine or fermented cereal brew
Walikunywa shizi baada ya kazi nzito ya mashambani.
They drank palm wine after a hard day's work on the farm.
/ʃoba/
English: A place for selling alcohol with entertainment; bar
Walienda shoba baada ya kazi kunywa bia.
They went to the bar after work to have a beer.
/ʃobo/
English: Difficulty; problem; trouble
Ana shobo nyingi kazini kutokana na majukumu mengi.
He has many problems at work because of too many duties.
/ʃə'boka/
English: To follow someone persistently to win their favor; to offer oneself
Alishoboka msichana yule akitumaini atampenda.
He kept following the girl hoping she would like him.
/ʃobo'kea/
English: See "shoboka"; to pursue or approach persistently
Alimshobokea rafiki yake kwa matumaini ya msaada.
He persistently approached his friend hoping for help.
/ʃobwe'kea/
English: To sink into; to submerge
Alishobwekea matope wakati wa mvua kubwa.
He sank into the mud during the heavy rain.
/ʃofa/
English: A person hired to drive a car; chauffeur
Shofa aliwasubiri wateja wake mbele ya hoteli.
The chauffeur waited for his clients in front of the hotel.
/ʃoɡa/
English: A term used between very close female friends
Shoga yangu alifika kuniambia habari njema.
My close friend came to tell me the good news.
/ʃoɡa/
English: A homosexual man
Jamii nyingi bado zinabagua mashoga.
Many societies still discriminate against gay men.
/ʃoɡi/
English: The part of a ship where slaves were confined; a lock
Wafanyakazi wa meli walifungua shogi kuangalia mizigo.
The ship crew opened the lock to check the cargo.
/ʃə'hamu/
English: A precious stone with various colors; agate
Alivaa pete yenye kito cha shohamu mkononi.
She wore a ring with an agate stone on her finger.
/ʃə'jowa/
English: To unstitch or remove stitches
Fundi alishojoa nguo iliyokuwa imeharibika.
The tailor removed the stitches from the damaged cloth.
/ʃə'jɔka/
English: To come unstitched
Koti langu lime-shojoka upande wa mkono.
My coat has come unstitched on the sleeve.
/ʃɔka/
English: A tool used for splitting logs; an axe
Alitumia shoka kukata kuni.
He used an axe to cut firewood.
/ʃɔka-ʒembe/
English: See "jembetezo"; a type of hoe
Wakulima walitumia shoka-jembe kulima ardhi ngumu.
The farmers used a combined axe-hoe to till the hard soil.
/ʃɔkom'zoba/
English: See "shokomzoba"; shock absorber
Gari lilihitaji shokamzoba mpya baada ya safari ndefu.
The car needed a new shock absorber after the long trip.
/ʃɔki'ʃɔki/
English: The fruit of the shokishoki tree
Tulikula matunda ya shokishoki yaliyokuwa yameiva vizuri.
We ate well-ripened shokishoki fruits.
/ʃə'kowa/
English: Forced labor; compulsory work
Wafungwa walilazimishwa kufanya shokoa mchana kutwa.
The prisoners were forced to perform hard labor all day.
/ʃə'kowa/
English: A formerly cultivated but abandoned farm
Mashamba mengi ya zamani yamekuwa shokoa sasa.
Many old farms have now been abandoned.
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