Kamusi ya Kiswahili

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welekevu

we-le-ke-vu

English: Attentiveness; quickness of understanding

Example (Swahili):

Walimu walimsifu kwa welekevu wake

Example (English):

The teachers praised him for his attentiveness

welewa

we-le-wa

English: Understanding, comprehension

Example (Swahili):

Ana welewa mkubwa wa historia

Example (English):

He has great understanding of history

wema

we-ma

English: Goodness, kindness

Example (Swahili):

Wema wake ulitambulika kote

Example (English):

His kindness was known everywhere

wembamba

wem-bam-ba

English: Thinness, narrowness

Example (Swahili):

Barabara ya wembamba ilipita msituni

Example (English):

The narrow road passed through the forest

wembazi

wem-ba-zi

English: Sunken chest; pectus excavatum

Example (Swahili):

Mtoto huyo alizaliwa na wembazi

Example (English):

That child was born with a sunken chest

wembe

wem-be

English: Razor blade

Example (Swahili):

Alinyoa kwa kutumia wembe

Example (English):

He shaved using a razor blade

wembembe

wem-bem-be

English: A type of wasp

Example (Swahili):

Aliona wembembe kwenye ukuta

Example (English):

He saw a wasp on the wall

wendo

wen-do

English: Sequence of events

Example (Swahili):

Mwalimu alifafanua wendo wa matukio

Example (English):

The teacher explained the sequence of events

wenga¹

wen-ga

English: To have an allergic rash

Example (Swahili):

Ngozi yake iliwenga baada ya kula karanga

Example (English):

His skin broke into a rash after eating peanuts

wenga²

wen-ga

English: To dislike; to hate

Example (Swahili):

Aliwenga tabia ya unafiki

Example (English):

He hated the habit of hypocrisy

wengo

wen-go

English: A curved knife

Example (Swahili):

Fundi alitumia wengo kukata kuni

Example (English):

The craftsman used a curved knife to cut firewood

wengu

wen-gu

English: Appendix (organ)

Example (Swahili):

Alifanyiwa upasuaji kuondoa wengu

Example (English):

He underwent surgery to remove the appendix

weni

we-ni

English: A type of medicinal plant

Example (Swahili):

Waliweka weni kutibu jeraha

Example (English):

They used the medicinal plant to treat the wound

wenu¹

we-nu

English: Your (plural possessive adjective)

Example (Swahili):

Hizi ni nyumba zenu, si zetu wala za wenu¹

Example (English):

These are your houses, not ours

wenu²

we-nu

English: Yours (plural possessive pronoun)

Example (Swahili):

Ushindi huu ni wenu²

Example (English):

This victory is yours

wenza

wen-za

English: Relationship between co-wives

Example (Swahili):

Wenza walikaa pamoja kwa amani

Example (English):

Co-wives lived together peacefully

wenzi

wen-zi

English: Friendship, companionship

Example (Swahili):

Walikuwa wenzi tangu utotoni

Example (English):

They had been friends since childhood

wenzo

wen-zo

English: Lever, tool; resource that makes work easier

Example (Swahili):

Wenzo wa kuinua mzigo ulikuwa muhimu

Example (English):

The lever for lifting the load was important

wenzomaji

wen-zo-ma-ji

English: Water table; level of groundwater

Example (Swahili):

Watafiti walipima wenzomaji shambani

Example (English):

Researchers measured the water table in the field

wepesi

we-pe-si

English: Lightness; ease

Example (Swahili):

Mpira huu una wepesi wa ajabu

Example (English):

This ball has remarkable lightness

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