Kamusi ya Kiswahili
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/u.ɡom.boˈa.ji/
English: Redemption; act of recovering pledged property.
Ugomboaji wa nyumba ulifanyika baada ya deni kulipwa.
The redemption of the house was done after the debt was paid.
/uˈɡom.vi/
English: Quarrel; conflict between people.
Ugomvi wao ulisababisha mgawanyiko.
Their quarrel caused division.
/u.ɡoˈne.zi/
English: Interpretation of dreams.
Ugonezi ni kipawa cha kipekee.
Dream interpretation is a unique gift.
/uˈɡo.ŋo/
English: See utani (joking).
Ugongo wa vijana ulizua vicheko.
The young men's jokes caused laughter.
/uˈɡo.ni/
English: Adultery; sexual relations with another's spouse.
Ugoni ni kosa linalochukuliwa kwa uzito mkubwa.
Adultery is considered a serious offense.
/uˈɡo.ni/
English: Fine imposed on a person caught committing adultery.
Alitozwa faini ya ugoni baada ya kushikwa.
He was fined after being caught committing adultery.
/uˈɡo.njwa/
English: Disease; state of ill health.
Ugonjwa wa malaria bado ni tishio.
Malaria remains a major threat.
/uˈɡo.no/
English: Intimate or physical relationship.
Ugono wao ulidumu kwa miaka mingi.
Their relationship lasted for many years.
/uˈɡo.ro/
English: Ground tobacco used for sniffing or chewing.
Ugoro wa tumbaku unachafua meno.
Ground tobacco stains the teeth.
/uˈɡo.ja/
English: See unyoya (feather).
Ugoya wa ndege huyu ni mweupe.
The bird's feather is white.
/u.ɡoˈza.ji/
English: Act of coating metal with thin silver or gold.
Ugozaji wa fedha hufanywa kwa ustadi mkubwa.
Silver plating is done with great skill.
/uˈɡo.zi/
English: Thin piece or layer of skin.
Ugozi wa ngozi ya ndizi unatumika kufunga chakula.
The thin banana peel is used to wrap food.
/uˈɡu.a/
English: To suffer from illness; to be sick.
Alianzia kugua homa jana usiku.
He started feeling ill last night.
/u.ɡuˈbe.ri/
English: Habit of lustful or immoral behavior.
Uguberi wake ulimfanya akose heshima.
His immoral habits caused him to lose respect.
/uˈɡu.bi/
English: Midrib or central vein of a palm leaf.
Ugubi hutumika kutengeneza mikeka.
The midrib of palm leaves is used to make mats.
/uˈɡum.ba/
English: Infertility; inability to bear children.
Ugumba unaweza kutibika hospitalini.
Infertility can be treated in hospitals.
/uˈɡu.mu/
English: Hardness; firmness or resistance.
Ugumu wa mawe ulifanya kuchimba kuwa kazi.
The hardness of the stones made digging difficult.
/uˈɡu.mu/
English: Stinginess; lack of generosity.
Ugumu wa moyo wake ulimfanya asiwasaidie maskini.
His stinginess made him unwilling to help the poor.
/uˈɡu.mu/
English: Difficulty; lack of ease in doing something.
Ugumu wa mtihani uliwaogopesha wanafunzi.
The difficulty of the exam frightened the students.
/uˈɡun.di/
English: Traditional medicine made from coconut husk dust.
Ugundi hutumika kutibu vidonda.
The coconut husk medicine is used to treat wounds.
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