Kamusi ya Kiswahili
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/tutiki'zia/
English: To gather things together haphazardly.
Watoto walitutikizia vitu vyote bila mpangilio.
The children piled everything together carelessly.
/'tutiko/
English: A lump of something (e.g., soil).
Alipata tutiko la udongo mkononi mwake.
He found a lump of soil in his hand.
/tuti'ta/
English: To fill a hole in the ground with rubbish; to level holes on a road.
Wafanyakazi walitutita mashimo barabarani.
The workers filled the holes on the road.
/tutu'a/
English: To defile a young girl; to dishonor a young girl.
Alishtakiwa kwa kumtutua msichana mdogo.
He was charged for defiling a young girl.
/tutu'ka/
English: To break out in many pimples.
Ngozi yake imetutuka baada ya kula chakula kibaya.
His skin broke out in pimples after eating bad food.
/'tutu/
English: A dry coconut (without water, separated from the husk).
Walitumia tutu kuchoma nazi.
They used dry coconuts for roasting coconut meat.
/'tutu/
English: A small hard pimple; small pimples on the face.
Uso wake umejaa tutu.
His face is full of small pimples.
/'tutu/
English: A type of grey dove.
Tutu walikuwa wakiruka juu ya paa la nyumba.
The grey doves were flying over the rooftop.
/'tutu/
English: A dish made from a mixture of cowpeas and millet or maize.
Waliandaa tutu kwa chakula cha mchana.
They prepared a cowpea and millet dish for lunch.
/'tutu/
English: A small drum played with fingers.
Mtoto alipiga tutu kwa furaha.
The child played the small drum happily.
/'tutu/
English: Stop! Don't touch! (command).
Tutu! Usiguse hilo.
Stop! Don't touch that.
/'tutu/
English: A dead, swollen insect.
Tulikuta tutu chini ya dirisha.
We found a dead swollen insect under the window.
/'tutuko/
English: A skin condition with many small pimples containing fluid.
Mtoto ana tatizo la tutuko usoni.
The child has a skin condition with fluid-filled pimples on the face.
/tutu'ma/
English: To rumble with a low sound (like a stationary car or motorcycle).
Gari lilikuwa likitutuma bila kusogea.
The car was rumbling while standing still.
/tutu'ma/
English: To grumble in anger; to gurgle (of the stomach).
Alitutuma kwa hasira baada ya kudharauliwa.
He grumbled in anger after being disrespected.
/tutu'ma/
English: To swell.
Kidonda chake kimeanza kututuma.
His wound has started to swell.
/tu'tumbi/
English: Prose (direct explanation, not poetry).
Riwaya nyingi huandikwa kwa mtindo wa tutumbi.
Most novels are written in prose style.
/tutumu'a/
English: To puff up; to make something swell; to make something rise.
Jua kali lilitutumua unga wa mikate.
The hot sun made the bread dough rise.
/tutumu'a/
English: To exert effort to lift something heavy; to uproot a remaining plant by pulling hard.
Walitutumua mti mzito kutoka ardhini.
They pulled the heavy tree out of the ground with great effort.
/tutumu'ka/
English: To swell; to puff up.
Uso wake umetutumuka kutokana na mzinga wa nyuki.
His face has swollen because of a bee sting.
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