Kamusi ya Kiswahili
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/'tunu/
English: Something rare; a rarity.
Marafiki wa kweli ni tunu maishani.
True friends are a rare treasure in life.
/tu'nuka/
English: To give a gift; to cherish; to hold dear.
Alitunuka zawadi kwa mchumba wake.
He gave a gift to his fiancée.
/tunu'kia/
English: To give someone a gift.
Rais alimtunukia medali ya heshima kwa huduma yake.
The president awarded him a medal of honor for his service.
/tu'nuku/
English: To award someone a medal; to award a certificate; see tunza².
Chuo kilimtunuku shahada ya heshima.
The university awarded him an honorary degree.
/tu'nutu/
English: See kimatu (a mute person).
Angalia neno kimatu kwa maana.
See the word kimatu for the meaning.
/'tunza/
English: To take care of; to look after; to preserve.
Tunza mazingira yako ili yawe safi.
Take care of your environment to keep it clean.
/'tunza/
English: To give a gift; to reward.
Wazazi walimtunza mwana wao zawadi baada ya kufaulu.
The parents rewarded their child with a gift after success.
/'tunza/
English: A gift; a reward.
Tunza hii ni kumbukumbu ya upendo wetu.
This gift is a token of our love.
/'tunzo/
English: A reward; a prize for good work.
Alipewa tunzo kwa kuwa mfanyakazi bora wa mwaka.
He was given an award for being the best employee of the year.
/'tunzo/
English: The care of a person or animal; upbringing.
Tunzo ya watoto ni jukumu la kila mzazi.
The upbringing of children is every parent's responsibility.
/'tupa/
English: To throw away; to discard; to abandon; (idioms) to die; to glance.
Usitupie taka hovyo barabarani.
Don't throw rubbish carelessly on the road.
/'tupa/
English: A whetstone (for sharpening tools).
Fundi alitumia tupa kunoa panga.
The craftsman used a whetstone to sharpen the machete.
/'tupa/
English: A non-venomous snake.
Tuliona nyoka wa aina ya tupa msituni.
We saw a non-venomous snake in the forest.
/'tupa/
English: To stroll; to walk about showing off.
Vijana walikuwa wakitupa mjini jioni.
The young men were strolling around town in the evening.
/'tupa/
English: To sell something very cheaply.
Alitupa gari lake baada ya kupata jingine jipya.
He sold his car cheaply after getting a new one.
/tu'pia/
English: To place a little something on top of another; to drape cloth over the head or shoulder.
Alijitupia kanga begani.
She draped a kanga over her shoulder.
/tupili'a/
English: To dismiss; to discard; to abandon (a habit).
Alitupilia mbali tabia ya uvivu.
He abandoned his lazy habits.
/'tupu/
English: Naked, nude.
Watoto walikuwa wakicheza wakiwa tupu.
The children were playing naked.
/'tupu/
English: Private parts (male or female).
Usionyeshe tupu hadharani.
Do not expose your private parts in public.
/'tura/
English: A wild tomato; a very sour mtunguja fruit.
Tura hukomaa na kuwa na ladha kali.
The wild tomato ripens with a sharp taste.
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