Kamusi ya Kiswahili

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dopo.a

do-po-a

English: To pierce sewn material; to poke a hole

Example (Swahili):

Alidopoa shati na sindano

Example (English):

He poked the shirt with a needle

dorati

do-ra-ti

English: A precious mineral

Example (Swahili):

Wachimbaji walipata dorati mlimani

Example (English):

Miners found a precious mineral in the mountain

doria

do-ria

English: A guard patrol shift; also a type of light cloth; or a dish of cassava and beans

Example (Swahili):

Polisi walifanya doria usiku kucha

Example (English):

The police conducted patrols all night

doriani

do-ria-ni

English: Durian fruit

Example (Swahili):

Soko lilikuwa na doriani mbichi

Example (English):

The market had fresh durian fruits

doro

do-ro

English: Dull, boring; sleepy; sluggish

Example (Swahili):

Alikuwa doro darasani mchana kutwa

Example (English):

He was sluggish in class all day

doroa

do-ro-a

English: To drool

Example (Swahili):

Mtoto alidorooa mate usingizini

Example (English):

The child drooled while sleeping

dorome

do-ro-me

English: A male sheep

Example (Swahili):

Dorome alipigwa mnadani

Example (English):

The ram was sold at the auction

dorora

do-ro-ra

English: To weaken; to rot; to drool

Example (Swahili):

Mboga zimedoroa jikoni

Example (English):

The vegetables have rotted in the kitchen

dosa

do-sa

English: To touch with fingertips; to gossip

Example (Swahili):

Alimdosa bega kumuita

Example (English):

He touched his shoulder with his fingertips to call him

dosari

do-sa-ri

English: A defect, flaw; a wood-boring insect; a hole made by an insect

Example (Swahili):

Meza hii ina dosari kubwa

Example (English):

This table has a major defect

dosi

do-si

English: A dose; a measured quantity of medicine

Example (Swahili):

Alikunywa dosi ya dawa aliyopewa hospitalini

Example (English):

He took the dose of medicine he was given at the hospital

dot.a

do-ta

English: 1. To nibble bait; taste with the tongue

Example (Swahili):

Samaki walidota chambo baharini

Example (English):

The fish nibbled at the bait in the sea

dota

do-ta

English: A computer key

Example (Swahili):

Alibonyeza dota kuandika barua

Example (English):

He pressed the key to type a letter

doti

do-ti

English: 1. Two pieces of cloth; cloth for spreading fish

Example (Swahili):

Mama alinunua doti ya kanga sokoni

Example (English):

Mother bought two pieces of kanga cloth at the market

doto

do-to

English: A second-born twin; a spot of different color; a water drop

Example (Swahili):

Doto yake ilikuwa na doa jeusi

Example (English):

His twin had a black spot

dotoa

do-to-a

English: A hen pecking defensively

Example (Swahili):

Kuku alidotoa akilinda vifaranga wake

Example (English):

The hen pecked defensively to protect her chicks

dovuo

do-vuo

English: Thin drool during sleep

Example (Swahili):

Mtoto alikuwa na dovuo usiku

Example (English):

The child drooled lightly at night

doya

do-ya

English: 1. To spy, snoop; to visit during mealtime uninvited

Example (Swahili):

Alidoya majirani wakati wa chakula

Example (English):

He snooped on the neighbors at mealtime

doza

do-za

English: A bulldozer

Example (Swahili):

Doza kubwa liliharibu nyumba za zamani

Example (English):

A bulldozer destroyed the old houses

dozi

do-zi

English: A dose of medicine; a level of something (e.g., radiation)

Example (Swahili):

Alipata dozi ya sindano hospitalini

Example (English):

He received a dose of injection at the hospital

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