Kamusi ya Kiswahili

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vugumiza

vu-gu-mi-za

English: To throw far away

Example (Swahili):

Alivugumiza jiwe kwenye shamba

Example (English):

He threw the stone far into the farm

vuguta

vu-gu-ta

English: To have internal pain; to ache deeply

Example (Swahili):

Alivuguta kwa maumivu tumboni

Example (English):

He suffered deep stomach pains

vuguvugu¹

vu-gu-vu-gu

English: Lukewarm; neither hot nor cold

Example (Swahili):

Alikunywa maji vuguvugu

Example (English):

He drank lukewarm water

vuguvugu²

vu-gu-vu-gu

English: An impulse or urge to do something

Example (Swahili):

Alipata vuguvugu la kuandika kitabu

Example (English):

He got an urge to write a book

vuguvugu³

vu-gu-vu-gu

English: Commotion, turmoil; a state of disturbance

Example (Swahili):

Vuguvugu lilitokea baada ya kura kuhesabiwa

Example (English):

Chaos erupted after the votes were counted

vuja

vu-ja

English: To leak; for something to pass through a space, hole, or gap

Example (Swahili):

Mabomba yalivuja maji kila upande

Example (English):

The pipes leaked water everywhere

vuka¹

vu-ka

English: To cross from one side to the other (e.g., a road, river)

Example (Swahili):

Walivuka mto kwa mashua

Example (English):

They crossed the river by boat

vuka²

vu-ka

English: To produce steam or smoke (from something boiling)

Example (Swahili):

Sufuria ilivuka moshi jikoni

Example (English):

The pot emitted steam in the kitchen

vukiwu

vu-ki-wu

English: Volatile; able to evaporate and become vapour

Example (Swahili):

Kemikali hii ni vukiwu sana

Example (English):

This chemical is very volatile

vukiza

vu-ki-za

English: To turn something (especially a liquid) into vapour

Example (Swahili):

Aliivukiza dawa kwa mgonjwa

Example (English):

He turned the medicine into vapour for the patient

vukizwa

vu-ki-zwa

English: To be turned into vapour; to be partially boiled

Example (Swahili):

Maji yalivukizwa jikoni

Example (English):

The water was vaporized in the kitchen

vukuta

vu-ku-ta

English: To feel a deep, internal pain in a limb; to ache

Example (Swahili):

Alivukuta mkononi baada ya kuanguka

Example (English):

He felt a deep pain in his arm after falling

vukutika

vu-ku-ti-ka

English: To be irritated; to have internal bitterness

Example (Swahili):

Aliendelea kuvukutika moyoni baada ya kudhulumiwa

Example (English):

He kept feeling bitter after being wronged

vukutiza

vu-ku-ti-za

English: To throw something very far

Example (Swahili):

Alivukutiza jiwe bondeni

Example (English):

He threw the stone far into the valley

vukuto

vu-ku-to

English: Hot, humid air

Example (Swahili):

Walihisi vukuto jangwani

Example (English):

They felt the hot, humid air in the desert

vuli

vu-li

English: The short rainy season

Example (Swahili):

Wakulima walisubiri mvua za vuli

Example (English):

The farmers waited for the short rainy season

vulio¹

vu-lio

English: Clothes given to someone by a previous owner; hand-me-downs

Example (Swahili):

Alivaa vulio vilivyotolewa na kaka yake

Example (English):

He wore hand-me-down clothes given by his brother

vulio²

vu-lio

English: The skin shed by a snake

Example (Swahili):

Walikuta vulio la nyoka shambani

Example (English):

They found a snake's shed skin in the farm

vuluta

vu-lu-ta

English: To fester; to inflame a wound

Example (Swahili):

Jeraha lilianza kuvuluta baada ya siku chache

Example (English):

The wound began to fester after a few days

vuma¹

vu-ma

English: To make a loud sound (like a lion, storm, or engine)

Example (Swahili):

Upepo mkali ulivuma usiku kucha

Example (English):

A strong wind roared all night

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