Kamusi ya Kiswahili
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/u.ɡun.duˈa.ji/
English: Act of discovering; invention or finding something new.
Ugunduaji wa dawa mpya ulileta matumaini.
The discovery of a new drug brought hope.
/u.ɡunˈdu.zi/
English: Discovery; innovation or revelation.
Ugunduzi wa teknolojia mpya umebadilisha dunia.
The discovery of new technology has changed the world.
/uˈɡu.o/
English: Suffering; distress or hardship.
Uguo wa familia uliwagusa majirani.
The family's suffering touched the neighbors.
/u.ɡuˈra.ji/
English: Migration; act of moving from one place to another.
Uguraji wa ndege hufanyika kila majira ya baridi.
Bird migration occurs every winter.
/uˈɡu.za/
English: To nurse; to care for the sick.
Alimguza baba yake hadi akapona.
She nursed her father until he recovered.
/u.ɡwaˈdu/
English: Sour feeling in the teeth from unripe fruit.
Ugwadu wa embe bichi ulipenya kwenye meno.
The sourness of the unripe mango stung his teeth.
/u.ɡwaˈdu/
English: Very thin person with visible bones.
Mzee yule ana ughwadu kutokana na njaa.
The old man is very thin due to hunger.
/uˈɡwa.ɡwa/
English: Upper layer of a hard object; crust or surface.
Ugwagwa wa udongo ulipasuka kwa jua.
The crust of the soil cracked under the sun.
/u.ɡwaˈji/
English: The act or motion of descending or gliding downwards.
Ugwaji wa ndege ulifanyika kwa utaratibu.
The descent of the airplane was performed smoothly.
/uˈɡwe/
English: Thick thread or rope; strong cord.
Ugwé wa mashua ulivunjika baharini.
The boat's rope snapped at sea.
/u.ɡwe.mˈɡo.ŋo/
English: Backbone; spinal column.
Ugwemgongo huipa mwili mkao na uimara.
The spine gives the body structure and strength.
/uˈha.ba/
English: Shortage; scarcity or insufficiency.
Uhaba wa maji ulisababisha wakazi kuteseka.
The shortage of water caused residents to suffer.
/u.ha.ba.riˈʃa.ji/
English: Act of informing or reporting events.
Uhabarishaji wa habari sahihi ni jukumu la vyombo vya habari.
Dissemination of accurate information is the duty of the media.
/u.haˈbe.ʃi/
English: Ethiopia; the country of the Ethiopians.
Uhabeshi ni taifa lenye historia ndefu barani Afrika.
Ethiopia is a nation with a long history in Africa.
/u.haˈbi.ti/
English: Evil; wickedness or corruption.
Uhabithi wa jamii unasikitisha sana.
The moral corruption of society is very saddening.
/u.haˈði.ri/
English: Lecturing; act of giving a lecture.
Uhadhiri wa profesa ulivutia wanafunzi wengi.
The professor's lecture attracted many students.
/u.haˈdi.mu/
English: Servitude; state of serving or enslavement.
Uhadimu ulikuwa hali ya kawaida wakati wa utumwa.
Servitude was common during the era of slavery.
/uˈhaf.fu/
English: Weakness; lack of strength or energy.
Uhaffu wa mgonjwa ulihitaji uangalizi maalum.
The patient's weakness required special care.
/u.ha.fiˈði.na/
English: Conservatism; adherence to traditional beliefs.
Uhafidhina ni mtazamo wa kushikilia maadili ya kale.
Conservatism is the tendency to hold on to old values.
/uˈha.i/
English: Life; state of being alive.
Bila uhái, hakuna shughuli yoyote inayowezekana.
Without life, no activity is possible.
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