Kamusi ya Kiswahili
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/ti'sika/
English: (Of a fruit) To become soft inside after being hit or dropped; (of muscle) to be internally injured.
Embe imetisika baada ya kuanguka.
The mango became soft inside after falling.
/ti'sini/
English: Ninety.
Alipata alama tisini kwenye mtihani.
He scored ninety marks in the exam.
/'tisti/
English: Firm; steady; unwavering.
Simama tisti na usiogope.
Stand firm and do not fear.
/'tita/
English: A bundle of things (e.g., grass, firewood).
Alibeba tita la kuni kichwani.
She carried a bundle of firewood on her head.
/'tita/
English: To tie things together; to bundle.
Alitita nyasi kwa kamba.
He tied the grass together with a rope.
/tita'tika/
English: Great confusion where people cannot recognize each other.
Kulitokea titatika wakati wa maandamano.
There was great confusion during the protests.
/titi'a/
English: (Of land) To sink or subside; to sink in mud.
Ardhi imetitia kutokana na mvua nyingi.
The ground has sunk due to heavy rain.
/titi'a/
English: (Of the body or body part) To sag or sink in.
Uso wake umetitia kwa uchovu.
His face has sagged from exhaustion.
/'titi/
English: A woman's nipple or breast.
Mtoto ananyonya titi la mama yake.
The baby is breastfeeding from its mother's breast.
/'titi/
English: Jet black.
Nywele zake ni nyeusi titi.
Her hair is jet black.
/titi'ga/
English: To beat; to assault; to hit someone hard.
Alititiga mnyama kwa fimbo.
He beat the animal with a stick.
/titi'ga/
English: To go up and down; to bounce (like a car on a rough road).
Gari lilititiga barabarani kwa mashimo.
The car bounced on the pothole-filled road.
/titigi'ka/
English: To be beaten; to receive a beating.
Alititigika vibaya baada ya kugombana.
He was badly beaten after the fight.
/titigi'ka/
English: (Of a fruit) To become soft after falling or being hit.
Tunda limekuwa titigika baada ya kuanguka.
The fruit became soft after it fell.
/titi'ka/
English: To carry a lot of things; to carry bundles of things.
Alititika mizigo mizito sokoni.
He carried heavy loads to the market.
/titi'ma/
English: See titia¹.
Angalia neno titia kwa maana.
See the word titia for the meaning.
/titi'ma/
English: To make a loud sound (like thunder, an engine, or boiling water).
Pikipiki ilititima barabarani.
The motorcycle roared along the road.
/titi'ma/
English: To cause a riot or uproar.
Maneno yake yalititima kijiji kizima.
His words caused an uproar in the whole village.
/titin'ka/
English: To leave a place quickly.
Alititinka mara baada ya kumaliza chakula.
He left quickly after finishing his meal.
/'titto/
English: A fall.
Alipata titto kubwa alipoteleza.
He had a hard fall when he slipped.
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