Kamusi ya Kiswahili
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/'tini/
English: Notes taken by a listener (e.g., a student).
Alipitia tini zake kabla ya mtihani.
She reviewed her notes before the exam.
/'tini/
English: A fig (fruit).
Tulikula tini mbichi kutoka shambani.
We ate fresh figs from the farm.
/tini'tamati/
English: A type of footnote providing further sources or explanations.
Kila ukurasa una tinitamati chini.
Each page contains a footnote at the bottom.
/tini'wayo/
English: A note or text placed at the bottom of a page.
Soma tiniwayo kwa maelezo zaidi.
Read the footnote for more details.
/ti'nya/
English: To tear off a small piece of something (e.g., meat) with fingers or teeth.
Alitinya kipande kidogo cha nyama na kula.
He tore off a small piece of meat and ate it.
/ti'nyango/
English: See chinyango (a type of vegetable).
Angalia neno chinyango kwa maana.
See the word chinyango for meaning.
/ti'pa/
English: To lift high up (often suddenly).
Alitipa mtoto juu kwa furaha.
He lifted the child up happily.
/ti'pa/
English: To get drunk.
Alitipa sana jana usiku.
He got very drunk last night.
/'tipa/
English: A type of lorry/truck for carrying sand, gravel, etc., with a tipper.
Tipa kubwa iliwasili na mchanga.
A large tipper truck arrived with sand.
/tipi'jika/
English: To sway the hips or buttocks while walking (often by a woman to show off).
Alitembea akitipijika kwa maringo.
She walked swaying her hips proudly.
/tipi'tipi/
English: A type of small, slender bird with a long black tail.
Tipitipi waliruka kwa makundi shambani.
The small birds flew in flocks over the field.
/'tipwa/
English: Healthy; strong.
Wanyama wa shambani ni tipwa na wenye nguvu.
The farm animals are strong and healthy.
/tipwati'pwa/
English: Plump; having a large, healthy body.
Mtoto ni tipwatipwa na anapendeza.
The child is plump and looks lovely.
/'tira/
English: To talk to oneself.
Alikuwa akitira peke yake chumbani.
He was talking to himself in the room.
/ti'razi/
English: The very end part of a garment.
Alishona tirazi la kanzu kwa uangalifu.
He carefully sewed the hem of the robe.
/'tiri/
English: To run; to flee.
Wahalifu walitiri baada ya kuona polisi.
The criminals fled after seeing the police.
/'tiri/
English: (Of a bird) To fly.
Ndege walitiri juu ya miti.
The birds flew over the trees.
/'tiri/
English: A type of red fish with scaly skin that stings.
Tiri hupatikana baharini na ni samaki mkali.
The tiri is a sea fish with sharp scales.
/tiribu'ka/
English: To be excited or happy; to be restless.
Watoto walitiribuka kwa furaha.
The children were excited with joy.
/tiribu'ka/
English: To be stirred or mixed up (e.g., by animals passing through).
Udongo umetiribuka baada ya ng'ombe kupita.
The soil was stirred up after the cattle passed.
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