Kamusi ya Kiswahili
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/u'mende/
English: Laziness or idleness (informal).
Umende humfanya mtu apoteze muda mwingi.
Laziness makes a person waste a lot of time.
/umene'tefu/
English: Glow or radiance.
Uso wake ulionekana na umenetefu wa furaha.
Her face glowed with joy.
/ume'nya/
English: To peel or remove a layer.
Umenya viazi kabla ya kupika.
Peel the potatoes before cooking.
/ume'nyu/
English: Cleanliness or purity.
Umenyu wa nyumba hii unavutia sana.
The cleanliness of this house is very attractive.
/u'mero/
English: Greed or a disease causing insatiable hunger.
Umemwa na ugonjwa wa umero unaomfanya ale kupita kiasi.
He suffers from a disease that causes excessive hunger.
/u'meta/
English: Courtship game; bioluminescence or natural glow.
Wavulana walicheza umeta usiku wa manane.
The boys played the glowing night game at midnight.
/u'mia/
English: To be injured or to suffer harm.
Aliuia wakati wa mechi ya kandanda.
He was injured during the football match.
/u'mika/
English: To draw blood; to dig up; to hold in the mouth; to illuminate.
Mganga aliumika damu kwa tiba ya jadi.
The healer drew blood for traditional treatment.
/umi'liki/
English: Ownership, possession, or control.
Umiliki wa nyumba hii ni wake mwenyewe.
The ownership of this house belongs to him.
/umi'lisi/
English: Knowledge, understanding, or competence.
Umilisi wa lugha nyingi ni faida kubwa.
Mastery of many languages is a great advantage.
/u'mimi/
English: Selfishness or arrogance.
Umimi humfanya mtu asishirikiane na wengine.
Selfishness makes a person unwilling to cooperate with others.
/umimini'kaji/
English: Pouring or flowing.
Umiminikaji wa mvua ulikuwa mkubwa.
The pouring of rain was heavy.
/u'mio/
English: Esophagus or throat.
Chakula kilikwama kwenye umio.
The food got stuck in his throat.
/u'mito/
English: Swelling in pregnant women; weakness in men attributed to wife's pregnancy.
Umama wake ulianza kuonekana na dalili za umito.
Her pregnancy began showing with signs of swelling.
/u'miza/
English: To hurt or injure.
Usiwumize wenzako kwa maneno makali.
Don't hurt others with harsh words.
/u'mka/
English: To rise or swell (as dough).
Unga umeanza umka vizuri.
The dough has started rising well.
/u'mma/
English: Public, community, or crowd.
Umma ulijitokeza kushuhudia tukio hilo.
The public gathered to witness the event.
/umo'ja/
English: Unity or oneness.
Umoja ni nguvu ya maendeleo ya jamii.
Unity is the strength of community progress.
/umo'to/
English: Heat or temperature.
Umoto wa jikoni ulifanya joto kuongezeka.
The heat from the kitchen raised the temperature.
/u'mra/
English: Minor Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca.
Alisafiri kwenda kufanya ibada ya Umra.
He traveled to perform the minor pilgrimage to Mecca.
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