Kamusi ya Kiswahili
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/tono'a/
English: To prune; to trim plants to make them look better.
Wakulima walitonoa miti ya matunda.
The farmers pruned the fruit trees.
/tono'a/
English: To adjust or fiddle with clothes to look neat.
Alitonoa koti lake kabla ya kuingia mkutanoni.
He adjusted his coat before entering the meeting.
/tonono'ka/
English: To progress well; to thrive; to proceed slowly or steadily.
Biashara yake inatononoka vizuri mwaka huu.
His business is progressing well this year.
/tonono'ka/
English: To seep out slowly (e.g., water from a well).
Maji yanatononoka kutoka kwenye kisima.
Water is seeping slowly from the well.
/'topa/
English: A heap; a pile of things.
Kulikuwa na topa la mawe nyuma ya nyumba.
There was a heap of stones behind the house.
/to'pasi/
English: A cleaner; a sweeper; a person who does menial or despised work.
Topasi alisafisha jengo lote asubuhi.
The cleaner swept the entire building in the morning.
/'tope/
English: Mud.
Wachezaji walichafuka kwa tope uwanjani.
The players got dirty with mud on the field.
/tope'a/
English: To sink or stagger in mud.
Alitokea matopeni akijaribu kujikwamua.
He staggered in the mud trying to free himself.
/tope'a/
English: To be deeply engrossed in something; to be an expert; to be deeply involved in wrongdoing; to worsen (of an illness).
Amekuwa akitopea katika biashara haramu kwa miaka mingi.
He has been deeply involved in illegal business for many years.
/tope'a/
English: (Of a heavy weight or load) to press down on the shoulders, head, or back.
Mzigo mzito ulimtopea mabegani.
The heavy load pressed down on his shoulders.
/tope'tope/
English: The fruit of the mtopetope plant.
Topetope lina ladha tamu kama ya embe.
The topetope fruit tastes sweet like mango.
/'topi/
English: A hartebeest (antelope).
Topi walionekana wakichunga kwenye savanna.
The hartebeests were seen grazing in the savanna.
/'topi/
English: A type of hat with no brim.
Alivaa topi nyeusi kichwani.
He wore a black hat on his head.
/'topi/
English: Many; abundant.
Kulikuwa na watu topi sokoni leo.
There were many people at the market today.
/'topi/
English: See tobi (very full).
Angalia neno tobi kwa maana kamili.
See the word tobi for the full meaning.
/to'pito/
English: A torpedo.
Manowari ilirusha topito baharini.
The warship launched a torpedo into the sea.
/topo'a/
English: To mark the boundary of a farm.
Wakulima walitopoa mipaka ya mashamba yao.
The farmers marked the boundaries of their farms.
/topo'a/
English: To remove poison or disease from the body; to detoxify.
Walitumia dawa za jadi kutopoa sumu mwilini.
They used traditional medicine to detoxify the body.
/to'pozi/
English: An antidote; something used to remove poison; a cure.
Tumia topozi hii haraka baada ya kung'atwa na nyoka.
Use this antidote immediately after a snake bite.
/'topu/
English: (Emphatic) full to capacity.
Ndoo imejaa topu kwa maji.
The bucket is completely full of water.
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