Kamusi ya Kiswahili

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Chururu²

churu-ru

English: Watery; having much water

Example (Swahili):

Supu ilikuwa chururu mno.

Example (English):

The soup was too watery.

Chururu³

churu-ru

English: A type of poisonous ground spider

Example (Swahili):

Waligundua chururu shambani.

Example (English):

They discovered a poisonous ground spider in the field.

Churusi

churu-si

English: A tool for drilling holes in wood

Example (Swahili):

Fundi alitumia churusi kutoboa mbao.

Example (English):

The carpenter used a tool to drill wood.

Churuza

churuz-a

English: To drizzle

Example (Swahili):

Mvua ilianza kuchuruza asubuhi.

Example (English):

The rain began to drizzle in the morning.

Churuzaa

churu-zaa

English: To make liquid trickle

Example (Swahili):

Aliendelea kuchuruzaa mafuta kwenye taa.

Example (English):

He kept letting oil trickle into the lamp.

Churuzi

churu-zi

English: A metal-made water channel

Example (Swahili):

Walitengeneza churuzi kupitisha maji mashambani.

Example (English):

They made a metal water channel to direct water into the fields.

Churuzika

churu-zika

English: To leak slowly (e.g., water, blood)

Example (Swahili):

Maji yalichuruzika kutoka bomba lililovunjika.

Example (English):

Water leaked slowly from the broken pipe.

Chusa

chu-sa

English: To touch

Example (Swahili):

Alimchusa bega kidogo.

Example (English):

He lightly touched his shoulder.

Chusa

chu-sa

English: To touch

Example (Swahili):

Alikusudia kumchusa mkono.

Example (English):

He intended to touch her hand.

Chusa¹

chu-sa

English: A three-pronged digging tool

Example (Swahili):

Mkulima alitumia chusa kulima shamba.

Example (English):

The farmer used a three-pronged tool to till the farm.

Chusa²

chu-sa

English: Persistent hatred or grudge

Example (Swahili):

Alibeba chusa moyoni kwa jirani yake.

Example (English):

He held a persistent grudge against his neighbor.

Chusa³

chu-sa

English: To soak bitter fruit in water to remove bitterness

Example (Swahili):

Walichusa mihogo kabla ya kupika.

Example (English):

They soaked cassava before cooking.

Chusa⁴

chu-sa

English: A type of large beetle

Example (Swahili):

Shambani walipata chusa mkubwa.

Example (English):

They found a large beetle in the farm.

Chusa⁵

chu-sa

English: To boil and drain water (e.g., from cassava)

Example (Swahili):

Walichusa mihogo ili kuondoa sumu.

Example (English):

They boiled and drained cassava to remove poison.

Chusha¹

chu-sha

English: To disappoint; to annoy

Example (Swahili):

Maneno yake yalinishusha moyo.

Example (English):

His words disappointed me.

Chusha²

chu-sha

English: See chusa³ (to soak bitter fruit)

Example (Swahili):

Walichusha matunda kabla ya kula.

Example (English):

They soaked the fruits before eating.

Chushi

chu-shi

English: Disappointing; annoying; discouraging

Example (Swahili):

Uvivu ni tabia ya chushi.

Example (English):

Laziness is an annoying habit.

Chuta

chu-ta

English: To pull

Example (Swahili):

Walichuta kamba pamoja.

Example (English):

They pulled the rope together.

Chuta

chu-ta

English: A poor person

Example (Swahili):

Yeye ni chuta anayehitaji msaada.

Example (English):

He is a poor person who needs help.

Chutama

chuta-ma

English: To squat; to crouch

Example (Swahili):

Walichutama chini ya kivuli.

Example (English):

They crouched under the shade.

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