Kamusi ya Kiswahili
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/u.dʒu.vi/
English: Arrogance; conceit.
Ujuvi wa kiongozi ulisababisha upinzani.
The leader's arrogance caused opposition.
/u.dʒu.vi/
English: Rudeness; insolence.
Ujuvi wake kwa wazee haukukubalika.
His rudeness toward the elders was not accepted.
/u.dʒu.zi/
English: Knowledge; skill; experience.
Ujuzi wa fundi ulionekana katika kazi yake.
The craftsman's skill was visible in his work.
/u.ka/
English: To rise; to get up; to escape.
Alijaribu uka kutoka kwenye shimo.
He tried to get up from the pit.
/u.ka/
English: To dislike someone without reason.
Ana tabia ya uka watu bila sababu.
He tends to dislike people for no reason.
/u.ka.a/
English: Charcoal smoke; polluted air.
Ukungu wa ukaa ulijaa jikoni.
The smoke from the charcoal filled the kitchen.
/u.ka.a.ji/
English: Lifestyle; way of living.
Ukaaji wa mjini unahitaji nidhamu ya kifedha.
Urban living requires financial discipline.
/u.ka.a.ka.i.ʃa.ji/
English: Phonetic change in pronunciation.
Ukaakaishaji hutokea katika lafudhi tofauti.
Phonetic change occurs in different dialects.
/u.ka.a.la/
English: Branch of a coconut cluster.
Ukaala hutumika kutengeneza mikeka.
The coconut branch is used to make mats.
/u.ka.a.ŋɡa/
English: Covering of a coconut cluster.
Ukaanga hulinda nazi zisipigwe na jua kali.
The coconut covering protects the fruit from strong sunlight.
/u.ka.a.ŋɡo/
English: Large cooking pot for feasts.
Walitumia ukaango mkubwa kupikia pilau.
They used a large pot to cook the pilau.
/u.ka.a.ŋɡo/
English: See ukaanga.
Ukaango ulitumiwa kwenye harusi.
The large pot was used during the wedding.
/u.ka.a.zi/
English: Residence; dwelling place.
Ukaazi wa wageni uliruhusiwa kwa siku tatu.
Guests' stay was allowed for three days.
/u.ka.bai.la/
English: Feudal system of economy.
Ukabaila uliwafanya wakulima wawe watumwa wa mabwana.
Feudalism made farmers servants of landlords.
/u.ka.bai.la/
English: Sense of superiority, especially based on race.
Ukabaila wa kizungu ulienea wakati wa ukoloni.
White racial superiority spread during colonial times.
/u.ka.bi.bu/
English: Thinness; slender build.
Ukabibu wa mtoto ulionyesha upungufu wa lishe.
The child's thinness showed malnutrition.
/u.ka.bi.ði/
English: Trusteeship; responsibility given by will.
Ukabidhi wa mali ulifanywa kwa maandishi.
The transfer of property was done in writing.
/u.ka.bi.ði/
English: Good management; thrift.
Ukabidhi wa fedha ni muhimu kwa mafanikio ya biashara.
Good management of money is essential for business success.
/u.ka.bi.ði/
English: Stinginess; reluctance to share.
Ukabidhi wake ulifanya apoteze marafiki.
His stinginess made him lose friends.
/u.ka.bi.la/
English: Tribalism; favoritism based on tribe.
Ukabila unavuruga umoja wa kitaifa.
Tribalism disrupts national unity.
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