Kamusi ya Kiswahili
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/ʃuʃupaa/
English: To become rigid or stubborn; muscles tightening
Misuli yake ilishushupaa kutokana na baridi.
His muscles became stiff due to the cold.
/ʃuʃuʃu/
English: A government spy or secret agent
Shushushu alifichua mpango wa uhalifu.
The spy uncovered the criminal plan.
/ʃuta/
English: To release gas from the anus
Alishuta kimya kimya bila mtu kujua.
He quietly passed gas without anyone noticing.
/ʃuta/
English: A football player who scores goals; striker
Shuta wa timu hiyo alifunga magoli mawili.
The team's striker scored two goals.
/ʃuti/
English: A kick or strike of a ball with the foot
Alipiga shuti kali lililomshinda kipa.
He kicked a strong shot that beat the goalkeeper.
/ʃuti/
English: To kick the ball with the foot
Alishuti mpira kwa nguvu kubwa.
He kicked the ball with great force.
/ʃutuma/
English: Accusation; words of blame
Alikabiliwa na shutuma nyingi kazini.
He faced many accusations at work.
/ʃutumuʃa/
English: To blame or criticize
Waandishi walimshutumua kwa ufisadi.
The journalists criticized him for corruption.
/ʃuu/
English: A large sea wave
Shuu kubwa zilipiga ufukweni baada ya dhoruba.
Huge sea waves hit the shore after the storm.
/ʃuubiya/
English: Tribal or ethnic favoritism
Shuubiya imeleta mgawanyiko katika jamii.
Ethnic favoritism has caused division in society.
/sibika/
English: To make food poisonous; to poison
Alishtakiwa kwa kosa la kusibika chakula cha wenzake.
He was accused of poisoning his colleagues' food.
/sibika/
English: To be struck by calamity or disaster
Kijiji kimesibika na mafuriko makubwa.
The village was struck by massive floods.
/sibiko/
English: Dirt or harmful impurity
Sibiko liliziba bomba la maji.
Dirt blocked the water pipe.
/sibisha/
English: See "sibika¹"; to cause poisoning
Alisibisha chakula kwa bahati mbaya kwa kutumia dawa mbovu.
He accidentally poisoned the food using bad medicine.
/sibiwa/
English: To suffer from difficulty or misfortune
Wengi wamesibiwa na matatizo ya kiuchumi.
Many have suffered from economic difficulties.
/siborio/
English: The small cup used for holding the Holy Host (Catholic)
Padri alinyanyua siborio wakati wa ibada.
The priest raised the ciborium during Mass.
/sibu/
English: To happen as predicted
Kila alichosema kimesibu.
Everything he said came true.
/sibu/
English: To be struck by misfortune or sudden event
Wamesibu na kifo cha ghafla cha ndugu yao.
They were struck by the sudden death of their relative.
/sidii/
English: A small disk for storing data; CD
Alinakili nyimbo zake kwenye sidii.
He recorded his songs on a CD.
/sidiki/
English: Trustworthy; reliable
Yeye ni mtu sidiki ambaye unaweza kumwamini.
He is a trustworthy person you can rely on.
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