Kamusi ya Kiswahili
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/'tiva/
English: A shroud; a burial cloth.
Mwili ulifunikwa kwa tiva jeupe.
The body was covered with a white shroud.
/to'a/
English: To give; to donate.
Toa msaada wako kwa wahitaji.
Give your support to those in need.
/to'a/
English: To cause someone to die in mysterious or occult circumstances.
Walisema alitolewa kafara.
They said he was killed as a ritual sacrifice.
/'toa/
English: Subtraction (mathematics).
Hesabu ya toa ni rahisi.
Subtraction is an easy arithmetic operation.
/to'asi/
English: A spittoon; a basin for washing hands after eating.
Alitema mate kwenye toasi.
He spat into the spittoon.
/'toba/
English: Repentance (religious).
Toba ni muhimu kwa msamaha wa dhambi.
Repentance is important for forgiveness of sins.
/'toba/
English: An expression meaning "I seek forgiveness from God."
Toba! Nilichokisikia si cha kweli!
My goodness! What I heard can't be true!
/'tobi/
English: Very full; packed.
Ukumbi ulikuwa tobi wa watu.
The hall was packed with people.
/'tobo/
English: A hole; a pit.
Angalia usianguke kwenye tobo.
Watch out so you don't fall into the hole.
/tobo'a/
English: To make a hole; to bore a hole.
Fundi alitoboa ukuta kwa kuchomelea.
The worker drilled a hole in the wall.
/tobo'a/
English: To speak openly or frankly.
Leo alitoboa siri zote.
Today he spoke out all the secrets.
/tobo'ka/
English: To become perforated; to develop a hole.
Ndoo imetoboka na hairudishi maji.
The bucket has a hole and won't hold water.
/to'boʃa/
English: A type of doughnut made with flour, sugar or honey, coconut milk, and sweet palm toddy.
Alipika tobosha kwa chai ya asubuhi.
She made tobosha for breakfast tea.
/'tobwe/
English: A fool; an idiot; an ignorant person.
Usifanye kama tobwe asiyejua afanyalo.
Don't act like a fool who doesn't know what he's doing.
/'tobwe/
English: A hole.
Panya alijificha ndani ya tobwe.
The rat hid inside the hole.
/'tobwe/
English: Weak; feeble (e.g., in a competition).
Timu yao ilikuwa tobwe mbele ya wapinzani.
Their team was weak against the opponents.
/'tochi/
English: A torch; flashlight.
Tumia tochi kuangazia gizani.
Use a flashlight to see in the dark.
/to'fali/
English: A brick.
Ukuta ulijengwa kwa tofali imara.
The wall was built with strong bricks.
/to'fauti/
English: Difference; state of being different.
Kuna tofauti kubwa kati ya hawa wawili.
There's a big difference between these two.
/to'fauti/
English: Disagreement; discord; conflict.
Tofauti zao zilipelekea ugomvi.
Their differences led to a quarrel.
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