Kamusi ya Kiswahili

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Cheleza

chele-za

English: To lower fire; to set sail; to stay awake all night; to sprout roots; to reserve; to cause delay

Example (Swahili):

Walicheleza mashua baharini.

Example (English):

They set sail with the boat on the sea.

Chelezo

chele-zo

English: Raft; sharpening stone; cause of delay; buoy

Example (Swahili):

Mvuvi alikaa juu ya chelezo.

Example (English):

The fisherman sat on the raft.

Chema

che-ma

English: Something good or beautiful

Example (Swahili):

Kila lenye chema hupendeza.

Example (English):

Everything that is good is attractive.

Chemba

chem-ba

English: Private place; cavity; sewer pipe

Example (Swahili):

Nyumba kubwa ilijengwa na chemba ya siri.

Example (English):

The big house was built with a private chamber.

Chembe

chem-be

English: Metal tip of spear/arrow; tiny particle; grain; innermost part

Example (Swahili):

Chembe ya nafaka ilipotea sakafuni.

Example (English):

A grain of corn fell on the floor.

Chembechembe

chembechembe

English: Cells of living organisms; individual grains

Example (Swahili):

Chembechembe za mwili hufanya kazi pamoja.

Example (English):

The body's cells work together.

Chembekike

chembeki-ke

English: Female reproductive cell

Example (Swahili):

Chembe za kike hutumika katika urithishaji.

Example (English):

Female reproductive cells are used in inheritance.

Chembelele

chembele-le

English: Small pieces of bread

Example (Swahili):

Watoto walikula chembelele mezani.

Example (English):

The children ate small pieces of bread at the table.

Chembembe

chembembe

English: Innermost part; small pieces

Example (Swahili):

Walikata nyama kuwa chembechembe ndogo.

Example (English):

They cut the meat into small pieces.

Chembeo

chembe-o

English: Flat wooden piece for splitting wood

Example (Swahili):

Alitumia chembeo kugawanya kuni.

Example (English):

He used a flat wooden tool to split firewood.

Chembeu

chembe-u

English: Special knife for carving; type of flat sea fish

Example (Swahili):

Fundi alitumia chembeu kukata mbao.

Example (English):

The craftsman used a special knife to carve wood.

Chembeuzi

chembeuzi

English: Fibrous cells carrying genetic information

Example (Swahili):

Chembeuzi huhifadhi taarifa za urithi.

Example (English):

Genetic fibers store hereditary information.

Chemchemi

chemche-mi

English: Spring of water; source of something

Example (Swahili):

Walikunywa maji ya chemchemi safi.

Example (English):

They drank clean water from the spring.

Chemimoto

chemi-moto

English: Hot spring

Example (Swahili):

Watalamu walichunguza chemimoto mlimani.

Example (English):

Scientists examined the hot spring on the mountain.

Chemka

chem-ka

English: To boil; to get angry; to sweat heavily

Example (Swahili):

Maji yalichemka jikoni.

Example (English):

The water boiled in the kitchen.

Chemni

chem-ni

English: Transparent lamp cover

Example (Swahili):

Chemni ya taa ilivunjika.

Example (English):

The lamp's glass cover broke.

Chemsha

chem-sha

English: To boil something; to do something unexpected

Example (Swahili):

Mama alichemsha maziwa.

Example (English):

Mother boiled the milk.

Chemshabongo

chemshabongo

English: Puzzle; riddle

Example (Swahili):

Walicheza chemshabongo ili kuburudika.

Example (English):

They played a riddle game for fun.

Chemua

che-mua

English: To sneeze

Example (Swahili):

Alipochemua, alifunika mdomo wake.

Example (English):

When he sneezed, he covered his mouth.

Chemvi

chem-vi

English: Cousins of opposite sex

Example (Swahili):

Walikutana na chemvi zao shereheni.

Example (English):

They met their cousins at the party.

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