Kamusi ya Kiswahili
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/'twasa/
English: A type of bowl made of white copper.
Walihifadhi chakula kwenye twasa ya shaba nyeupe.
They stored food in a bowl made of white copper.
/'twaya/
English: A camel that is ridden on its back.
Msafiri alipanda twaya kuvuka jangwani.
The traveler rode a camel to cross the desert.
/twa'za/
English: To act proudly; to show off; to boast.
Alitwaza mbele ya watu kwa kujisifu.
He showed off in front of people by boasting.
/twehe'sha/
English: To dishonor; to demote; to treat with contempt.
Alitwehesha mwenzake kwa maneno ya kudhalilisha.
He disrespected his colleague with humiliating words.
/twe'ka/
English: To hoist a flag or sail on a mast.
Walitweka bendera ya taifa kwa heshima.
They hoisted the national flag with honor.
/twe'ka/
English: To carry a load.
Wakulima walitweka mizigo kichwani kutoka shambani.
The farmers carried loads on their heads from the field.
/twe'ka/
English: A difficult task or responsibility for someone.
Wamepewa tweka kubwa ya kutatua mgogoro wa jamii.
They have been given a difficult responsibility to solve the community conflict.
/twe'sha/
English: (In polygamous societies) to visit a wife not one's turn, just to check.
Alimtwesha mke wake kuona hali yake.
He visited his wife out of turn to check on her condition.
/twe'sha/
English: To greet or visit elders in the evening.
Vijana walitwesha wazee kwa heshima jioni.
The youths visited the elders in the evening to show respect.
/twe'sha/
English: See tweka³ (a difficult task).
Angalia neno tweka³ kwa maana.
See the word tweka³ for the meaning.
/twe'ta/
English: To pant; to breathe heavily from running or illness.
Alitweta baada ya kukimbia kwa muda mrefu.
He panted heavily after running for a long time.
/twe'za/
English: To humiliate; to despise; to disgrace; to dishonor.
Maneno yake yalimtweza mbele ya umati.
His words humiliated him in front of the crowd.
/twe'za/
English: To place something high up (e.g., grain) to protect it from pests.
Walitweza nafaka kwenye dari ili zisiaribiwe na panya.
They stored the grains high in the attic to protect them from rats.
/twe'zo/
English: An act of contempt or disrespect.
Kitendo chake kilionekana kama twezo kwa viongozi.
His action was seen as an act of disrespect toward the leaders.
/'twiga/
English: A giraffe.
Twiga ni mnyama mrefu zaidi duniani.
The giraffe is the tallest animal in the world.
/twi'ka/
English: To lift a load onto the head or shoulders; to burden someone with responsibility.
Alitwika mzigo mzito kichwani.
She lifted a heavy load onto her head.
/twi'ka/
English: To cover a gap between two roofs; to fix rafters or beams on a roof.
Fundi anatwika boriti kwenye paa jipya.
The carpenter is fixing beams on the new roof.
/twi'ka/
English: A pile of gathered loads.
Walitengeneza twika la kuni karibu na nyumba.
They made a pile of firewood near the house.
/'twike/
English: A heavy load.
Twike alilobeba lilimchosha sana.
The heavy load he carried tired him greatly.
/twike'twike/
English: Several heavy loads.
Walikuwa na twiketwike za mizigo sokoni.
They had several heavy loads of goods in the market.
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