Kamusi ya Kiswahili
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/'tega/
English: An exclamation used when posing or solving a riddle.
"Tega!" alisema kabla ya kitendawili.
"Guess!" he said before telling the riddle.
/te'gea/
English: 1. To shirk work; to avoid tasks. 2. To delay beginning work.
Usitegee majukumu yako ofisini.
Don't neglect your duties at work.
/te'gea/
English: To place an obstacle in someone's path; to trip or block.
Alimtegea rafiki yake na kumwangusha.
He tripped his friend and made him fall.
/tege'mea/
English: To rely on; to depend on; to expect.
Tunategemea mvua kunyesha wiki hii.
We expect rain this week.
/tege'meo/
English: Hope or expectation; source of support.
Yeye ni tegemeo la familia yake.
He is the family's main source of support.
/tege'mevu/
English: Reliable; dependable; trustworthy.
Ni mfanyakazi tegemevu na mwaminifu.
He is a dependable and honest worker.
/tege'mezi/
English: (Adjective) Dependent on something or someone else.
Nchi nyingi zinabaki tegemezi kwa misaada.
Many countries remain dependent on aid.
/tege'mezi/
English: (Noun) A dependent person who relies on others for livelihood.
Watoto wadogo ni tegemezi kwa wazazi wao.
Young children are dependent on their parents.
/tege'ʃa/
English: To prepare or set something as a trap.
Mwindaji alitegesha mtego wa wanyama porini.
The hunter set a trap for wild animals.
/'tego/
English: A piece of wood used by a circumciser during the ritual.
Tego lilitumika wakati wa tohara.
The wooden piece was used during circumcision.
/'tego/
English: 1. A form of protection charm. 2. A traditional device to protect a woman's chastity.
Wazee wa jadi walitumia tego kama kinga ya heshima.
Traditional elders used the charm as a symbol of chastity.
/'tego/
English: A venereal disease.
Wanaume walionywa kuhusu maradhi ya tego.
Men were warned about venereal diseases.
/'tego/
English: A swamp or marshy area.
Walipotea kwenye tego lenye matope mazito.
They got lost in a muddy swamp.
/'tegu/
English: A worm-like parasite found in the stomach; a tapeworm.
Mbwa alipatikana na tegu tumboni.
The dog was found to have tapeworms in its stomach.
/'tegu/
English: A type of fish belonging to the tilapia family.
Wavuvi walinasa tegu wengi ziwani.
The fishermen caught many tilapia fish in the lake.
/'tegu/
English: See mategu (intestines).
Angalia neno mategu kwa maana kamili ya tegu.
See mategu for the complete meaning of tegu.
/te'gua/
English: 1. To remove or release a trap. 2. To defuse or undo something dangerous. 3. To solve a riddle.
Alitegua kitendawili kwa majibu sahihi.
He solved the riddle with the correct answer.
/te'gua/
English: To reset a dislocated joint or bone.
Daktari alitegua bega lililokuwa limehama.
The doctor reset the dislocated shoulder.
/te'gua/
English: 1. The act of taking a bride from her father's home. 2. To take a wife from her husband's home (divorce).
Walifanya sherehe ya tegua baada ya ndoa kuvunjika.
They held a ceremony to take back the divorced wife.
/te'guka/
English: To be dislocated or moved out of place (of a body part).
Mguu wake uliteguka aliporuka ukutani.
His leg was dislocated when he jumped over the wall.
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