Kamusi ya Kiswahili
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/uku'ruba/
English: Closeness; state of being near.
Ukuruba wao umejengwa kwa uaminifu.
Their closeness is built on trust.
/ukurugenzi/
English: The role or position of a director.
Ukurugenzi wa kampuni hiyo uko chini ya mtu mpya.
The company's directorship is under new management.
/uku'rungwa/
English: The state of one person supervising others.
Ukurungwa wake umeleta nidhamu kazini.
His supervision has brought discipline at work.
/uku'rupufu/
English: The act of rushing; hasty behavior.
Ukurupufu wa maamuzi unaweza kusababisha hasara.
Hasty decisions can lead to losses.
/uku'ruta/
English: The state of being a soldier without rank.
Alianza kazi katika jeshi kwa ukuruta.
He began his military career as a private.
/uku'rutu/
English: Skin disease causing rashes; animal infection.
Mbuzi wana ukurutu mwilini.
The goats have skin rashes.
/ukusa'nyaji/
English: The act of gathering or collecting items.
Ukusanyaji wa ushuru unaendelea.
Tax collection is ongoing.
/u'kusi/
English: Clapping of hands.
Kulisikika ukusi baada ya wimbo.
Applause was heard after the song.
/u'kusi/
English: Same as fukusi; the act of clapping.
Watoto walifanya ukusi kwa furaha.
The children clapped happily.
/u'kuta/
English: Wall or upright structure of a building.
Ukuta wa nyumba umechorwa rangi mpya.
The wall of the house has been repainted.
/u'kuti/
English: A narrow leaf of a palm tree.
Walitumia ukuti kuezeka nyumba.
They used palm leaves to thatch the house.
/u'kuti/
English: A children's game involving holding hands in a circle.
Watoto walicheza ukuti mchana kutwa.
The children played the holding-hands game all afternoon.
/u'kuti/
English: A thin green snake.
Ukuti alipita haraka kwenye nyasi.
The thin green snake slithered quickly through the grass.
/uku'tubi/
English: The knowledge or science of library management.
Ukutubi ni taaluma muhimu katika elimu.
Librarianship is an important field in education.
/u'kuu/
English: Seniority; greatness in age or status.
Alipanda cheo kwa sababu ya ukuu wake.
He was promoted because of his seniority.
/u'kuu/
English: The pain of childbirth.
Mwanamke alipitia ukuu wakati wa kujifungua.
The woman experienced the pain of childbirth.
/u'kuuko/
English: Same as chesisi; being worn out or old.
Viatu vyake vina ukuuko mkubwa.
His shoes are very worn out.
/u'kuukuu/
English: Oldness; the state of being aged or worn.
Mavazi haya yana ukuukuu mwingi.
These clothes are very old and worn.
/uku'uni/
English: A child born many years after marriage.
Mtoto wao wa ukuuni alipendwa sana.
Their late-born child was greatly loved.
/uku'zaji/
English: The act of developing or promoting something.
Ukuzaji wa elimu ni jukumu la jamii.
The development of education is society's responsibility.
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