Kamusi ya Kiswahili
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/tongo'ɲa/
English: See togonya¹ (castor oil fruit).
Angalia neno togonya¹ kwa maana.
See the word togonya¹ for the meaning.
/tongo'tongo/
English: See tongo² (sleep in the eyes).
Angalia neno tongo² kwa maana kamili.
See the word tongo² for the full meaning.
/tongo'za/
English: To seduce a man or woman to have sex with them.
Alijaribu kumtongoza msichana sokoni.
He tried to seduce the girl at the market.
/'tongwa/
English: A type of small black and white bird found in flocks in farms; see tongo³.
Matongwa waliruka kwa makundi mashambani.
The small black and white birds flew in flocks over the farms.
/'toni/
English: Tone (of voice).
Toni yake ilikuwa ya upole na heshima.
His tone was gentle and respectful.
/'toni/
English: Tone (in literature or poetry).
Toni ya shairi hili ni ya huzuni.
The tone of this poem is sorrowful.
/'toni/
English: Tone (linguistic); a pitch that can change word meaning.
Katika Kiswahili, toni hubadilisha maana ya maneno fulani.
In Swahili, tone can change the meaning of some words.
/tono'a/
English: To prune; to trim plants to make them look better.
Wakulima walitonoa miti ya matunda.
The farmers pruned the fruit trees.
/tono'a/
English: To adjust or fiddle with clothes to look neat.
Alitonoa koti lake kabla ya kuingia mkutanoni.
He adjusted his coat before entering the meeting.
/tonono'ka/
English: To progress well; to thrive; to proceed slowly or steadily.
Biashara yake inatononoka vizuri mwaka huu.
His business is progressing well this year.
/tonono'ka/
English: To seep out slowly (e.g., water from a well).
Maji yanatononoka kutoka kwenye kisima.
Water is seeping slowly from the well.
/'topa/
English: A heap; a pile of things.
Kulikuwa na topa la mawe nyuma ya nyumba.
There was a heap of stones behind the house.
/to'pasi/
English: A cleaner; a sweeper; a person who does menial or despised work.
Topasi alisafisha jengo lote asubuhi.
The cleaner swept the entire building in the morning.
/'tope/
English: Mud.
Wachezaji walichafuka kwa tope uwanjani.
The players got dirty with mud on the field.
/tope'a/
English: To sink or stagger in mud.
Alitokea matopeni akijaribu kujikwamua.
He staggered in the mud trying to free himself.
/tope'a/
English: To be deeply engrossed in something; to be an expert; to be deeply involved in wrongdoing; to worsen (of an illness).
Amekuwa akitopea katika biashara haramu kwa miaka mingi.
He has been deeply involved in illegal business for many years.
/tope'a/
English: (Of a heavy weight or load) to press down on the shoulders, head, or back.
Mzigo mzito ulimtopea mabegani.
The heavy load pressed down on his shoulders.
/tope'tope/
English: The fruit of the mtopetope plant.
Topetope lina ladha tamu kama ya embe.
The topetope fruit tastes sweet like mango.
/'topi/
English: A hartebeest (antelope).
Topi walionekana wakichunga kwenye savanna.
The hartebeests were seen grazing in the savanna.
/'topi/
English: A type of hat with no brim.
Alivaa topi nyeusi kichwani.
He wore a black hat on his head.
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