Kamusi ya Kiswahili
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/'tuta/
English: To retire from work; to stop doing something.
Ameamua kututa kazi mwakani.
He has decided to retire from work next year.
/'tuta/
English: See tutamavi (dung beetle).
Angalia neno tutamavi kwa maana.
See the word tutamavi for the meaning.
/'tuta/
English: A ridge; a long mound of soil for planting seeds.
Wakulima walitengeneza matuta shambani.
The farmers made ridges in the field.
/'tuta/
English: The palate; the roof of the mouth.
Alijikata kwenye tuta la kinywa.
He cut himself on the roof of his mouth.
/tuta'mavi/
English: A dung beetle; an insect that rolls dung into balls.
Tutamavi hupenda kuzungusha mavi yake kwenye ardhi.
The dung beetle likes rolling its dung on the ground.
/'tuti/
English: A parrot.
Tuti alizungumza maneno aliyosikia kwa binadamu.
The parrot repeated the words it heard from humans.
/tuti'ka/
English: To pile up many things; to carry many things on the head.
Alitutikwa kuni kichwani kuelekea nyumbani.
She carried a pile of firewood on her head going home.
/tutiki'zia/
English: To gather things together haphazardly.
Watoto walitutikizia vitu vyote bila mpangilio.
The children piled everything together carelessly.
/'tutiko/
English: A lump of something (e.g., soil).
Alipata tutiko la udongo mkononi mwake.
He found a lump of soil in his hand.
/tuti'ta/
English: To fill a hole in the ground with rubbish; to level holes on a road.
Wafanyakazi walitutita mashimo barabarani.
The workers filled the holes on the road.
/tutu'a/
English: To defile a young girl; to dishonor a young girl.
Alishtakiwa kwa kumtutua msichana mdogo.
He was charged for defiling a young girl.
/tutu'ka/
English: To break out in many pimples.
Ngozi yake imetutuka baada ya kula chakula kibaya.
His skin broke out in pimples after eating bad food.
/'tutu/
English: A dry coconut (without water, separated from the husk).
Walitumia tutu kuchoma nazi.
They used dry coconuts for roasting coconut meat.
/'tutu/
English: A small hard pimple; small pimples on the face.
Uso wake umejaa tutu.
His face is full of small pimples.
/'tutu/
English: A type of grey dove.
Tutu walikuwa wakiruka juu ya paa la nyumba.
The grey doves were flying over the rooftop.
/'tutu/
English: A dish made from a mixture of cowpeas and millet or maize.
Waliandaa tutu kwa chakula cha mchana.
They prepared a cowpea and millet dish for lunch.
/'tutu/
English: A small drum played with fingers.
Mtoto alipiga tutu kwa furaha.
The child played the small drum happily.
/'tutu/
English: Stop! Don't touch! (command).
Tutu! Usiguse hilo.
Stop! Don't touch that.
/'tutu/
English: A dead, swollen insect.
Tulikuta tutu chini ya dirisha.
We found a dead swollen insect under the window.
/'tutuko/
English: A skin condition with many small pimples containing fluid.
Mtoto ana tatizo la tutuko usoni.
The child has a skin condition with fluid-filled pimples on the face.
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