Kamusi ya Kiswahili
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/twe'sha/
English: (In polygamous societies) to visit a wife not one's turn, just to check.
Alimtwesha mke wake kuona hali yake.
He visited his wife out of turn to check on her condition.
/twe'sha/
English: To greet or visit elders in the evening.
Vijana walitwesha wazee kwa heshima jioni.
The youths visited the elders in the evening to show respect.
/twe'sha/
English: See tweka³ (a difficult task).
Angalia neno tweka³ kwa maana.
See the word tweka³ for the meaning.
/twe'ta/
English: To pant; to breathe heavily from running or illness.
Alitweta baada ya kukimbia kwa muda mrefu.
He panted heavily after running for a long time.
/twe'za/
English: To humiliate; to despise; to disgrace; to dishonor.
Maneno yake yalimtweza mbele ya umati.
His words humiliated him in front of the crowd.
/twe'za/
English: To place something high up (e.g., grain) to protect it from pests.
Walitweza nafaka kwenye dari ili zisiaribiwe na panya.
They stored the grains high in the attic to protect them from rats.
/twe'zo/
English: An act of contempt or disrespect.
Kitendo chake kilionekana kama twezo kwa viongozi.
His action was seen as an act of disrespect toward the leaders.
/'twiga/
English: A giraffe.
Twiga ni mnyama mrefu zaidi duniani.
The giraffe is the tallest animal in the world.
/twi'ka/
English: To lift a load onto the head or shoulders; to burden someone with responsibility.
Alitwika mzigo mzito kichwani.
She lifted a heavy load onto her head.
/twi'ka/
English: To cover a gap between two roofs; to fix rafters or beams on a roof.
Fundi anatwika boriti kwenye paa jipya.
The carpenter is fixing beams on the new roof.
/twi'ka/
English: A pile of gathered loads.
Walitengeneza twika la kuni karibu na nyumba.
They made a pile of firewood near the house.
/'twike/
English: A heavy load.
Twike alilobeba lilimchosha sana.
The heavy load he carried tired him greatly.
/twike'twike/
English: Several heavy loads.
Walikuwa na twiketwike za mizigo sokoni.
They had several heavy loads of goods in the market.
/twike'twike/
English: A fat or plump woman.
Mwanamke twiketwike alitembea taratibu barabarani.
A plump woman walked slowly along the road.
/twi'na/
English: To groan with a low, broken sound from illness or pain.
Mgonjwa alitwina kitandani usiku kucha.
The patient groaned in bed all night.
/twi'ŋga/
English: A parachute.
Askari alitumia twinga kuruka kutoka angani.
The soldier used a parachute to jump from the sky.
/twi'sha/
English: To lift a load and place it on someone's shoulders or head.
Waliomtwishia mzigo mkubwa wa mazao.
They lifted and placed a large load of crops on his head.
/twi'sho/
English: A pad placed on the head before carrying a load.
Alitumia twisho kupunguza uzito wa mzigo kichwani.
She used a pad to ease the weight of the load on her head.
/twi'sti/
English: The twist (a dance style).
Vijana walicheza muziki wa twisti kwenye sherehe.
The youths danced to twist music at the party.
/twi'twi/
English: See kitwitwi (a firefly).
Angalia neno kitwitwi kwa maana.
See the word kitwitwi for the meaning.
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