Kamusi ya Kiswahili
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bo-mo-ko
English: A broken part of a house; ruins of a structure
Walikaa karibu na bomoko la nyumba ya zamani.
They sat near the ruins of the old house.
bo-mo-le-wa
English: To be destroyed or demolished
Nyumba ilibomolewa kwa ajili ya ujenzi mpya.
The house was demolished for new construction.
bo-mu
English: A bomb; explosive weapon
Jeshi lililipua bomu vitani.
The army detonated a bomb in battle.
bo-mu
English: To bomb; to attack with explosives
Mji ulivamiwa na kubomuliwa kwa mabomu.
The city was attacked and bombed with explosives.
bo-mu
English: An old type of drum with a deep sound
Walipiga bomu kwenye sherehe ya jadi.
They played the large drum at the traditional ceremony.
bo-mu
English: A riddle that is hard to solve; a difficult situation
Shida yao ilikuwa bomu lisiloteguliwa.
Their problem was an unsolved riddle.
bo-na-si
English: Bonus; additional payment or benefit
Wafanyakazi walipokea bonasi mwisho wa mwaka.
The workers received a bonus at the end of the year.
bon-da
English: To crush; to press down
Alibonda karanga ili kupata siagi.
He crushed the groundnuts to make butter.
bon-de
English: Valley; lowland between mountains; rice-growing area
Bonde la Ufa ni kubwa na maarufu barani Afrika.
The Rift Valley is large and famous in Africa.
bon-di-a
English: Boxer; a person who fights in boxing
Bondia alishinda pambano kwa pointi nyingi.
The boxer won the match by many points.
bon-do
English: Half-cooked rice; undercooked rice
Bondo halikuweza kuliwa vizuri.
The undercooked rice could not be eaten well.
bon-do-ki
English: A type of groundnut seed
Alipanda bondoki shambani mwaka huu.
He planted bondoki groundnuts on the farm this year.
bo-ne-ti
English: Bonnet; the front cover of a car that protects the engine
Fundi alifungua boneti kukagua injini.
The mechanic opened the bonnet to check the engine.
bon-go-a
English: To bend while sticking out the buttocks; to squat
Alibong'oa akichukua mzigo chini.
He squatted while picking up the load.
bon-go-a
English: To show contempt by exposing the backside
Watoto walibong'oa wakionyesha dharau.
The children exposed their backsides in contempt.
bon-ga
English: To bore holes (like an insect does)
Mdudu alibonga shimo ndani ya mbao.
The insect bored a hole into the wood.
bon-ge
English: A large lump of something
Alikula bonge la ugali.
He ate a big lump of ugali.
bon-ge
English: A big-sized person; giant
Yule ni bonge la mtu.
That is a giant of a man.
bon-go
English: Intelligence; mental ability
Tatizo hili linahitaji kutumia bongo.
This problem requires using intelligence.
bon-go
English: A type of antelope with a brown coat
Waliwinda bongo msituni.
They hunted a bongo in the forest.
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