Kamusi ya Kiswahili
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/ti'keti/
English: 1. A piece of paper given after payment for travel. 2. A ticket for an event or service.
Nilinunua tiketi ya basi jana.
I bought a bus ticket yesterday.
/'tiki/
English: A word emphasizing tiredness.
Nimechoka tiki baada ya kazi ya leo.
I am completely exhausted after today's work.
/'tiki/
English: A mark showing approval or correctness; a tick (✓).
Mwalimu aliweka tiki kwenye jibu sahihi.
The teacher placed a tick on the correct answer.
/tiki'nya/
English: To be cheerful; to laugh; to be happy.
Watoto walitikinyia kwa furaha.
The children laughed joyfully.
/tikinyi'ka/
English: To laugh so much that the body shakes.
Walitikinyika hadi machozi yakawatoka.
They laughed until tears came out.
/tiki'sa/
English: To make something shake.
Alitikisa mti kutikisa matunda.
He shook the tree to drop the fruits.
/tikisi'ka/
English: To move back and forth without leaving the spot; to shake; to vibrate.
Meza inatikisika kila unapoiandika.
The table vibrates whenever you write on it.
/tiki'ta/
English: To sleep soundly and enjoyably.
Mtoto alitikita kitandani bila usumbufu.
The child slept soundly in bed.
/tiki'ta/
English: See chikicha (to tickle).
Alitikita mtoto hadi akacheka.
He tickled the child until he laughed.
/tiki'ta/
English: See haha (to carry on the back).
Alitikita mtoto mgongoni.
She carried the baby on her back.
/ti'kiti/
English: 1. A piece of paper given after payment for a show. 2. A ticket for travel.
Tikiti ya sinema imeuzwa.
The cinema ticket has been sold.
/ti'kiti/
English: A type of fruit resembling a passion fruit, eaten raw and very sweet.
Alikata tikiti na kugawa kwa watoto.
He cut the fruit and shared it with the children.
/tikti'ka/
English: The ticking sound of a clock's hands.
Saa ilisikika ikitiktika kimya kimya.
The clock could be heard ticking quietly.
/tikti'ka/
English: For a clock to tick.
Saa inatiktika kila sekunde.
The clock ticks every second.
/tiktiki/
English: Describes the soft state of something after being crushed.
Ndizi zimekuwa tiktiki baada ya kukamuliwa.
The bananas became soft after being squeezed.
/tiktiki/
English: Straight; upright; not bending.
Simama tiktiki mbele ya mwalimu.
Stand upright before the teacher.
/tila'tila/
English: Various, diverse, all sorts of.
Soko limejaa bidhaa za tilatila.
The market is full of all sorts of goods.
/tili'fu/
English: Complete weakness; to be exhausted.
Baada ya kazi ngumu, alihisi tilifu.
After the hard work, he felt completely exhausted.
/'tilifu/
English: To annoy; to bother.
Usinitilifu na maswali yasiyo na maana.
Don't bother me with meaningless questions.
/tilifi'ka/
English: 1. To come to an end; to die out; to be ruined. 2. To get into trouble.
Biashara yake ilitilifika baada ya hasara nyingi.
His business collapsed after many losses.
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