Kamusi ya Kiswahili
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/tin'dika/
English: A type of tattoo or decoration on a woman's arm.
Alipendeza na tindika kwenye mikono yake.
She looked beautiful with arm tattoos.
/tindi'kali/
English: See asidi (acid).
Tindikali inaweza kuchoma ngozi.
Acid can burn the skin.
/tindi'kia/
English: To come to an end; to get lost.
Sherehe ilitindikia usiku wa manane.
The ceremony ended at midnight.
/tindi'kiwa/
English: To be lacking in something; to be deficient.
Mlo huu umetindikiwa vitamini.
This meal is deficient in vitamins.
/tindi'ma/
English: To be firm; to go well; to soften.
Mpango huu unazidi kutindima vizuri.
This plan is progressing well.
/tindi'wa/
English: To swell (often due to illness or being hit).
Goti lake limetindiwa baada ya kuanguka.
His knee swelled after the fall.
/tin'diza/
English: Pain in the lower back or buttocks after a fall.
Anaumia tindiza tangu ateleze jana.
He's had back pain since he slipped yesterday.
/'tindo/
English: A type of long, pointed iron tool used for boring holes.
Fundi alitumia tindo kutoboa mbao.
The craftsman used a pointed iron tool to bore the wood.
/'tine/
English: A circumcised penis.
Wavulana walionyesha alama za tine baada ya sherehe ya tohara.
The boys showed signs of circumcision after the ceremony.
/'tine/
English: The tip or beginning of the penis.
Daktari alieleza maumivu katika sehemu ya tine.
The doctor explained the pain at the tip of the penis.
/'tinga/
English: To be hindered or delayed by work or an activity.
Alitinga kazini siku nzima.
He was tied up at work all day.
/'tinga/
English: To be confused; to be mixed up.
Nilitinga na taarifa nyingi tofauti.
I got confused by the many conflicting reports.
/'tinga/
English: To dangle without touching the ground; to shake.
Miguu yake ilitinga hewani alipokaa kwenye kiti kirefu.
His legs dangled in the air as he sat on the tall chair.
/'tinga/
English: (In sports) To score a goal.
Mchezaji alitinga goli dakika ya mwisho.
The player scored a goal in the last minute.
/tinga'tinga/
English: A tractor; a bulldozer.
Tinga-tinga lilipiga kazi shambani asubuhi.
The tractor worked in the field in the morning.
/tinga'tinga/
English: A bridge made of logs or planks; a rope bridge.
Walivuka mto kwa kutumia daraja la tinga-tinga.
They crossed the river using a log bridge.
/'tinge/
English: A game where people compete to lift their feet or kick.
Watoto walicheza tinge uwanjani.
The children played the tinge game in the field.
/'tingi/
English: A special rope for adjusting a ship's sail.
Nahodha alifunga vizuri tingi la jahazi.
The captain tightened the sail's adjusting rope.
/tingi'nya/
English: Fat, large (due to health).
Mtoto yule ni tinginya na ana afya njema.
That child is chubby and very healthy.
/tingi'sha/
English: To shake; (in sports) to score a goal.
Alitingisha wavu mara mbili katika mechi.
He hit the net twice in the match.
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