Kamusi ya Kiswahili
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/'topi/
English: Many; abundant.
Kulikuwa na watu topi sokoni leo.
There were many people at the market today.
/'topi/
English: See tobi (very full).
Angalia neno tobi kwa maana kamili.
See the word tobi for the full meaning.
/to'pito/
English: A torpedo.
Manowari ilirusha topito baharini.
The warship launched a torpedo into the sea.
/topo'a/
English: To mark the boundary of a farm.
Wakulima walitopoa mipaka ya mashamba yao.
The farmers marked the boundaries of their farms.
/topo'a/
English: To remove poison or disease from the body; to detoxify.
Walitumia dawa za jadi kutopoa sumu mwilini.
They used traditional medicine to detoxify the body.
/to'pozi/
English: An antidote; something used to remove poison; a cure.
Tumia topozi hii haraka baada ya kung'atwa na nyoka.
Use this antidote immediately after a snake bite.
/'topu/
English: (Emphatic) full to capacity.
Ndoo imejaa topu kwa maji.
The bucket is completely full of water.
/'topu/
English: See topi³ (many).
Angalia neno topi³ kwa maana kamili.
See the word topi³ for the full meaning.
/'tora/
English: A type of small spear.
Alitumia tora kuwinda ndege.
He used a small spear to hunt birds.
/To'rati/
English: The Torah (religious scripture of Moses).
Mafundisho ya Torati yanapatikana katika Biblia.
The teachings of the Torah are found in the Bible.
/'tori/
English: An overripe fruit; a fruit that ripened on the tree.
Alikula tori lililoiva sana.
He ate an overripe fruit.
/'tori/
English: The last person in a race or competition.
Yeye ndiye aliyemaliza mbio akiwa tori.
He finished the race last.
/toro'ka/
English: To escape; to run away; to leave a place quickly; to emigrate illegally.
Mfungwa alitoroka usiku wa manane.
The prisoner escaped at midnight.
/to'roli/
English: A trolley; a cart for carrying things.
Aliweka mizigo kwenye toroli.
He placed the luggage on the trolley.
/toroɲa/
English: To run fast; to leave a place quickly.
Watoto walitoronya walipoona mvua inanyesha.
The children ran quickly when it started raining.
/toro'sha/
English: To elope with someone; to secretly free a prisoner; to secretly move people.
Alimtorosha binti wa jirani usiku.
He eloped with the neighbor's daughter at night.
/'tosa/
English: To dip or immerse something in liquid; to throw a load into water.
Alitosa nguo kwenye maji kabla ya kuosha.
He dipped the clothes in water before washing.
/'tosa/
English: To sink something; to submerge.
Alitosa mtumbwi kwa mzigo mzito.
He sank the canoe with a heavy load.
/'tosa/
English: Almost ripe.
Embe hili lipo tosa, bado kidogo liive.
This mango is almost ripe, just a little more time.
/to'sani/
English: A muddy place.
Walipita kwenye tosani wakichafuka miguu.
They passed through a muddy place and got their feet dirty.
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