Kamusi ya Kiswahili
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/tuki'a/
English: To happen; to occur (especially unexpectedly).
Ajali ilitukia ghafla barabarani.
The accident occurred suddenly on the road.
/tu'kio/
English: An event; an occurrence.
Tukio hilo liliwashangaza wengi.
The event surprised many people.
/tu'kizi/
English: A rare occurrence.
Kutokea kwa jambo hilo ni tukizi.
The occurrence of that event is rare.
/'tuktuk/
English: A tuk-tuk; an auto rickshaw.
Tulipanda tuktuk kwenda sokoni.
We took a tuk-tuk to the market.
/'tuku/
English: A type of saltwater fish of the catfish family with a red patch on its head.
Wavuvi walipata samaki wa tuku baharini.
The fishermen caught tuku fish in the sea.
/tu'kufu/
English: Glorious; exalted; majestic.
Mungu ni mkuu na tukufu.
God is great and glorious.
/tuku'ka/
English: To be praised; to be famous; to be exalted.
Jina lake limetukuka duniani kote.
His name is exalted all over the world.
/tukusi'ka/
English: To tremble; to shake.
Alitukusika kwa hofu aliposikia habari hizo.
He trembled with fear when he heard the news.
/tuku'ta/
English: To be restless; to fidget.
Mtoto alikua akitukuta kila wakati darasani.
The child kept fidgeting in class.
/tuku'ta/
English: To shake something; to wiggle a body part (e.g., hips).
Alitukuta kiuno akicheza muziki.
She shook her hips while dancing.
/tuku'ta/
English: To show off.
Alitukuta mbele ya marafiki zake akijiona bora.
He showed off in front of his friends, thinking he was superior.
/tukutifu/
English: Changeable; unstable.
Tabia yake ni tukutifu, hawezi kudumu na maamuzi.
His behavior is unstable; he can't stick to decisions.
/tukuti'ka/
English: To be restless; to be agitated.
Alitukutika kwa wasiwasi akisubiri matokeo.
He was restless with anxiety while waiting for the results.
/tuku'tiko/
English: Restlessness; agitation.
Alionekana na tukutiko mwingi wakati wa mahojiano.
He appeared very restless during the interview.
/tuku'to/
English: Restlessness; rapid movement.
Wanyama walikuwa na tukuto kabla ya mvua kunyesha.
The animals were restless before it rained.
/tu'kutu/
English: Restless; fidgety; mischievous (especially a child).
Mtoto huyo ni mkorofi na tukutu.
That child is naughty and restless.
/tu'kuu/
English: To have great-grandchildren.
Bibi yangu ni mkubwa, ana wajukuu na vitukuu.
My grandmother is old; she has grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
/tuku'za/
English: To glorify; to praise; to honor.
Waimbaji walimtukuza Mungu kwa nyimbo.
The singers glorified God with songs.
/tuku'zo/
English: A hymn of praise.
Walitunga tukuzo jipya kwa ajili ya ibada.
They composed a new hymn for worship.
/'tukwa/
English: A goiter; a swelling in the neck.
Anaumwa na tukwa shingoni.
He suffers from a swelling in the neck.
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