Kamusi ya Kiswahili
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/'tota/
English: To get wet from rain or water; to sink in water.
Alitota kwa mvua njiani.
He got soaked in the rain on the way.
/to'tama/
English: To squat.
Alitotama karibu na moto kujipasha joto.
He squatted near the fire to warm himself.
/to'toa/
English: To incubate or hatch eggs.
Kuku ametotoa vifaranga kumi.
The hen has hatched ten chicks.
/toto'ma/
English: To spread a cloth on a mattress; to spread bed mats.
Alitotoma shuka kitandani kabla ya kulala.
He spread the sheet on the bed before sleeping.
/toto'ma/
English: To wander aimlessly; to walk without knowing where one is going.
Alitotoma mitaani bila lengo.
He wandered aimlessly through the streets.
/toto'ra/
English: To annoy; to irritate.
Maneno yake yametotora watu wengi.
His words have annoyed many people.
/toto'ro/
English: Pitch dark.
Ilikuwa usiku wa totoro bila hata mwanga wa mwezi.
It was pitch dark, not even moonlight was visible.
/toto'va/
English: To be perplexed; not to know what to do; to be dumbfounded.
Alitotova aliposikia habari hizo mbaya.
He was dumbfounded when he heard the bad news.
/to'tovu/
English: See bunju¹ (a catfish).
Angalia neno bunju¹ kwa maana.
See the word bunju¹ for the meaning.
/'tovi/
English: A male animal (e.g., a bull) selected for breeding.
Tovi huyo anatumika kuzalisha ndama bora.
That male animal is used for breeding quality calves.
/'tovu/
English: Lacking; devoid of (often used in idioms: lacking shame, respect, etc.).
Mtu tovu wa adabu hakubaliki katika jamii.
A person lacking manners is not accepted in society.
/'tovu/
English: A metal ornament (silver or gold) used on doors.
Mlango huo umechorwa na mapambo ya tovu.
That door is decorated with silver ornaments.
/'tovu/
English: A type of large, short banana that is cooked or eaten raw.
Walipika tovu kwa chakula cha mchana.
They cooked the short bananas for lunch.
/to'vuti/
English: A website.
Tovuti yetu inatoa huduma za bure mtandaoni.
Our website offers free online services.
/to'vyo/
English: A type of thick, white termite found in rotting logs or soil.
Tovyoo hupatikana kwa wingi msituni.
The white termites are commonly found in the forest.
/to'waʃi/
English: An impotent man; a eunuch.
Towashi alikuwa mlinzi wa kifalme zamani.
The eunuch used to be a royal guard in the past.
/towe'a/
English: To eat relish or sauce with staple food (ugali, rice, etc.).
Walitowea wali kwa mchuzi wa samaki.
They ate rice with fish sauce.
/'towe/
English: Clay used for pottery.
Fundi alitumia towe kutengeneza sufuria.
The craftsman used clay to make a pot.
/'towe/
English: A type of fruit similar to a bungo fruit, from a creeping plant.
Waliokota matunda ya towe porini.
They picked the towe fruits in the bush.
/towe'ka/
English: To disappear; to vanish; to perish.
Wanyama hawa wametoweka porini.
These animals have disappeared from the wild.
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