Kamusi ya Kiswahili
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/sonya/
English: To make a disapproving sound with the mouth
Alisonya kwa kukerwa na tabia mbaya.
He made a disapproving sound at the bad behavior.
/sonyo/
English: Dry tobacco used for rolling
Wakulima walivuna majani ya sonyo kwa uvutaji.
Farmers harvested dry tobacco leaves for smoking.
/soo/
English: Seeds used in the bao game
Alitumia soo katika mchezo wa bao.
He used seeds in the bao game.
/sopa/
English: To sit
Alisopa kwenye kiti kwa utulivu.
He sat calmly on the chair.
/sopeana/
English: To be packed tightly; to overlap
Majani yamesopeana kwenye dari.
The leaves are packed tightly on the roof.
/sopo/
English: Piece of coconut shell used as a spoon
Walitumia sopo kula wali pwani.
They used a coconut shell spoon to eat rice at the coast.
/sopotoa/
English: To have stomach cramps
Alisopotoa baada ya kula chakula chenye pilipili nyingi.
He had stomach cramps after eating very spicy food.
/sopotoka/
English: To become deformed with age or disease
Mti ulisopotoka kutokana na upepo mkali.
The tree became deformed because of strong wind.
/soprano/
English: Soprano voice; highest female singing range
Alipiga sauti ya soprano kwa ustadi mkubwa.
She sang the soprano part with great skill.
/sora/
English: To cohabit without marriage
Wanasora bila ndoa rasmi.
They live together without formal marriage.
/sora/
English: To dominate a meeting or conversation
Alisora mkutano kwa sauti kubwa.
He dominated the meeting with his loud voice.
/sori/
English: Calorie
Chakula hiki kina sori nyingi za nishati.
This food contains many calories for energy.
/soro/
English: Wedding feast
Watu walihudhuria soro lenye vyakula vingi.
People attended a wedding feast with plenty of food.
/soroveya/
English: Land surveyor
Soroveya alipima mipaka ya shamba.
The surveyor measured the boundaries of the farm.
/sosaji/
English: Sausage
Alipika sosaji kwa kifungua kinywa.
She cooked sausages for breakfast.
/soʃolojia/
English: Sociology; the study of society and how people interact and relate
Alisomea sosholojia katika chuo kikuu.
She studied sociology at the university.
/sosona/
English: To rub oneself against something (e.g., grass, sand) to scratch
Ng'ombe alisasona mwili wake ukutani.
The cow rubbed its body against the wall.
/sota/
English: To walk with difficulty or to struggle through life; to live in hardship
Alisota kwa miaka mingi kabla ya kupata kazi.
He struggled for many years before finding a job.
/sota/
English: A type of caterpillar that feeds on vegetables and corn
Sota huharibu mimea ya mboga shambani.
The caterpillar destroys vegetable crops in the field.
/sota/
English: To stay in one place for a long time
Alisota mjini bila kazi wala makazi.
He stayed in the city for a long time without a job or shelter.
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