Kamusi ya Kiswahili

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Buhuri

bu-hu-ri

English: Incense smoke

Example (Swahili):

Walifukiza buhuri msikitini.

Example (English):

They burned incense in the mosque.

Buhurika

bu-hu-ri-ka

English: To turn into vapor

Example (Swahili):

Maji yalibuhurika jikoni.

Example (English):

The water turned into vapor in the kitchen.

Buhurisha

bu-hu-ri-sha

English: To fumigate; to perfume with incense

Example (Swahili):

Waliibuhurisha nyumba kwa udi.

Example (English):

They fumigated the house with incense.

Bui¹

bui

English: A large poisonous spider

Example (Swahili):

Walimuona bui mkubwa ukipanda ukutani.

Example (English):

They saw a large spider climbing the wall.

Bui²

bui

English: Female friend; companion

Example (Swahili):

Yule ndiye bui wangu wa karibu.

Example (English):

That is my close female friend.

Bui³

bui

English: A playful game of hiding and seeking

Example (Swahili):

Watoto walicheza bui jioni.

Example (English):

The children played hide and seek in the evening.

Bui⁴

bui

English: A preacher who persuades followers strongly

Example (Swahili):

Bui alihubiri hadi watu wakalia.

Example (English):

The preacher preached until people cried.

Buibui¹

bui-bui

English: A spider

Example (Swahili):

Buibui alitengeneza utandu ukutani.

Example (English):

A spider made a web on the wall.

Buibui²

bui-bui

English: A black garment worn by Muslim women

Example (Swahili):

Mwanamke alivaa buibui akielekea sokoni.

Example (English):

The woman wore a black veil when going to the market.

Buisimba

bui-sim-ba

English: A type of spider with very strong venom

Example (Swahili):

Walimkuta buisimba akining'inia kwenye dari.

Example (English):

They found a venomous spider hanging from the ceiling.

Buje¹

bu-je

English: A lump inside the body; swelling

Example (Swahili):

Alikuwa na buje tumboni baada ya kuugua.

Example (English):

He had a swelling in his stomach after falling sick.

Buje²

bu-je

English: A swelling in a woman's breast or in the liver

Example (Swahili):

Daktari alipima buje kwenye ziwa la mama.

Example (English):

The doctor examined a lump in the woman's breast.

Bujira

bu-ji-ra

English: A disease that causes swelling of the navel

Example (Swahili):

Mtoto alipatwa na bujira tangu kuzaliwa.

Example (English):

The child suffered from a navel swelling since birth.

Bujua

bu-ju-a

English: To force out seeds or small objects; to push an animal through a small opening

Example (Swahili):

Alibujua kuku kupitia tundu dogo.

Example (English):

He pushed the chicken through a small hole.

Bujuka

bu-ju-ka

English: To pass through a small hole; to come out from a seed

Example (Swahili):

Miche mipya ilibujuka kutoka ardhini.

Example (English):

New seedlings sprouted from the ground.

Buka¹

bu-ka

English: Great sorrow; mourning

Example (Swahili):

Kijiji kizima kiliingia kwenye buka baada ya msiba.

Example (English):

The whole village went into mourning after the death.

Buka²

bu-ka

English: Sharp; frightening

Example (Swahili):

Alinunua kisu chenye ncha ya buka.

Example (English):

He bought a knife with a very sharp edge.

Buka³

bu-ka

English: Fat-bodied; stout

Example (Swahili):

Bwana huyo alikuwa na mwili wa buka.

Example (English):

The man had a stout body.

Buki¹

bu-ki

English: A kidney

Example (Swahili):

Madaktari walipandikiza buki jipya.

Example (English):

Doctors transplanted a kidney.

Buki²

bu-ki

English: Madagascar (old usage)

Example (Swahili):

Safari ya baharini ilielekea Buki.

Example (English):

The sea voyage was headed to Madagascar.

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