Kamusi ya Kiswahili

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Choti

cho-ti

English: A small fence made of thin sticks

Example (Swahili):

Walijenga choti kuzunguka bustani.

Example (English):

They built a small fence around the garden.

Choto

cho-to

English: A small amount taken; method of taking

Example (Swahili):

Alipata choto cha sukari dukani.

Example (English):

He got a small portion of sugar from the shop.

Chotora

choto-ra

English: To exhale; to breathe out

Example (Swahili):

Alijaribu kuchotora pumzi nzito.

Example (English):

He tried to exhale deeply.

Chovu

cho-vu

English: Tired; fatigued

Example (Swahili):

Baada ya safari ndefu walikuwa wachovu.

Example (English):

After the long journey they were tired.

Chovya¹

cho-vya

English: To dip into liquid; to dye

Example (Swahili):

Alimchovya mkate kwenye chai.

Example (English):

He dipped the bread into tea.

Chovya²

cho-vya

English: A disease causing body swelling

Example (Swahili):

Alipatwa na chovya baada ya kuumwa na mdudu.

Example (English):

He suffered swelling after being bitten by an insect.

Chovya³

cho-vya

English: Something fake; counterfeit

Example (Swahili):

Hii pesa ni chovya.

Example (English):

This money is counterfeit.

Chovyo¹

cho-vyo

English: See chovya³ (fake thing)

Example (Swahili):

Aliuziwa chovyo sokoni.

Example (English):

He was sold a fake item at the market.

Chovyo²

cho-vyo

English: A hooked stick for pulling tree branches or fruits

Example (Swahili):

Alitumia chovyo kuvuta embe juu ya mti.

Example (English):

He used a hooked stick to pull down a mango from the tree.

Chovyo³

cho-vyo

English: The act of dipping into liquid

Example (Swahili):

Alifanya chovyo cha mkate kwenye supu.

Example (English):

He dipped the bread into the soup.

Chovyoga

chovyo-ga

English: To walk through water or mud carelessly

Example (Swahili):

Watoto walichovyoga kwenye dimbwi la maji.

Example (English):

The children walked carelessly through the puddle.

Choyo

cho-yo

English: Stinginess

Example (Swahili):

Choyo humfanya mtu akose marafiki.

Example (English):

Stinginess makes a person lose friends.

Choyo¹

cho-yo

English: Stinginess; greed

Example (Swahili):

Choyo chake kiliwafanya kumchukia.

Example (English):

His greed made them dislike him.

Choyo²

cho-yo

English: A stingy person

Example (Swahili):

Yeye ni choyo anayeishi peke yake.

Example (English):

He is a stingy person who lives alone.

Choyomoka

choyo-moka

English: A mentally ill person regaining consciousness

Example (Swahili):

Baada ya dawa, mgonjwa alianza kuchoyomoka.

Example (English):

After the medicine, the patient began regaining consciousness.

Choza¹

cho-za

English: Secret; private part

Example (Swahili):

Alificha choza lake visivyofaa.

Example (English):

He hid his private secret improperly.

Choza²

cho-za

English: To drain liquid

Example (Swahili):

Alichoza maji kwenye shamba.

Example (English):

He drained water in the farm.

Chozi¹

cho-zi

English: Tear (from the eye)

Example (Swahili):

Chozi lilimdondoka usoni.

Example (English):

A tear dropped on his face.

Chozi²

cho-zi

English: A type of bird with a long beak that eats honey

Example (Swahili):

Chozi alikula asali kwenye mzinga.

Example (English):

The bird ate honey from the hive.

Chozi³

cho-zi

English: Foreskin of a male child

Example (Swahili):

Mtoto alikatwa chozi wakati wa tohara.

Example (English):

The child's foreskin was cut during circumcision.

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