Kamusi ya Kiswahili
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/stendi/
English: Stand or support (for bicycles, vehicles, etc.)
Alisimamisha pikipiki yake kwenye stendi.
He parked his motorcycle on the stand.
/steni/
English: Bicycle or motorcycle stand
Steni ya baiskeli ilivunjika.
The bicycle stand broke.
/stenografia/
English: Shorthand writing system
Alijifunza stenografia kwa ajili ya kazi ya katibu.
She learned shorthand for her secretary job.
/stepla/
English: Stapler
Ofisini kuna stepla moja tu.
There is only one stapler in the office.
/stepo/
English: Staple pin
Stepo ziliisha kabla ya kukamilisha faili.
The staple pins ran out before finishing the file.
/stesheni/
English: Station; stop; transportation terminal or radio station
Gari liliondoka kutoka stesheni ya reli.
The train departed from the railway station.
/steshenimasta/
English: Station master
Steshenimasta alisimamia kuondoka kwa treni.
The station master supervised the train's departure.
/stethoskopu/
English: Stethoscope
Daktari alitumia stethoskopu kusikiliza mapigo ya moyo.
The doctor used a stethoscope to listen to the heartbeat.
/stifraki/
English: Borrowing; lending
Stifraki ni desturi ya kusaidiana kijijini.
Lending and borrowing is a common village tradition.
/stighfari/
English: To ask for God's forgiveness
Waislamu husoma stighfari kila siku.
Muslims recite the prayer for forgiveness every day.
/stihizai/
English: Joke; mockery
Maneno yake yalikuwa ya stihizai.
His words were full of mockery.
/stihizai/
English: To mock; to ridicule
Usistihizai wengine kwa makosa yao.
Don't mock others for their mistakes.
/stima/
English: Steamship
Walisafiri kwa stima kuvuka ziwa.
They traveled by steamship across the lake.
/stima/
English: Electricity (especially in Kenya)
Nyumba nyingi sasa zina stima.
Many homes now have electricity.
/stima/
English: Electric stove
Mama alitumia stima kupika chakula.
Mother used an electric stove to cook food.
/stimu/
English: Electricity; spark
Waliunganisha waya za stimu kwa umeme mpya.
They connected electric wires for the new power line.
/stimu/
English: Sexual arousal (male)
Alipata stimu baada ya kumuona mpenzi wake.
He became aroused after seeing his lover.
/stokingi/
English: Stockings or long socks
Wachezaji walivaa stokingi ndefu uwanjani.
The players wore long socks on the field.
/stomata/
English: Stomata; pores on plant leaves
Stomata huruhusu mimea kupumua.
Stomata allow plants to breathe.
/stoo/
English: Storage room; warehouse
Walihifadhi bidhaa zote kwenye stoo.
They stored all the goods in the storeroom.
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