Kamusi ya Kiswahili

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dude

du-de

English: A contemptible person or thing

Example (Swahili):

Usisikilize dude wa mtaa

Example (English):

Don't listen to the contemptible fellow in the neighborhood

dudia

du-dia

English: To inflate a balloon or ball

Example (Swahili):

Alidudia mpira kwa pumzi

Example (English):

He inflated the ball with his breath

duduika

du-dui-ka

English: Skin damaged by disease; to swell

Example (Swahili):

Ngozi yake imeanza kududuika

Example (English):

His skin has started swelling from disease

duduka

du-du-ka

English: Skin damage

Example (Swahili):

Uso wake umeduduka kwa chunusi

Example (English):

His face is damaged by pimples

duduma

du-du-ma

English: To grumble without reason

Example (Swahili):

Aliduduma bila sababu ofisini

Example (English):

He grumbled without reason at the office

dudumi

du-du-mi

English: A large horn for announcements

Example (Swahili):

Walipiga dudumi kuwaita watu

Example (English):

They blew the large horn to call people

dudumia

du-du-mia

English: To drink noisily; to pierce forcefully

Example (Swahili):

Alidudumia maji kwa haraka

Example (English):

He drank water noisily in a rush

dudumika

du-du-mi-ka

English: 1. To hide in bushes (birds); hide in water (fish). 2. To sting or burn strongly

Example (Swahili):

Samaki walidudumika majini

Example (English):

The fish hid in the water

dudumiza

du-du-mi-za

English: To force something in; to bury

Example (Swahili):

Walimdudumiza mchanga kaburini

Example (English):

They forced soil into the grave

dudumizi

du-du-mi-zi

English: A type of bird

Example (Swahili):

Tuliona dudumizi msituni

Example (English):

We saw a dudumizi bird in the forest

dudusa

du-du-sa

English: To hesitate in speech

Example (Swahili):

Mtoto alidudusa akijibu swali

Example (English):

The child hesitated while answering the question

dudusha

du-du-sha

English: To make the skin rough or bumpy

Example (Swahili):

Mzio ulidudusha ngozi yake

Example (English):

The allergy made his skin rough

duduuka

du-duu-ka

English: To peel or damage skin

Example (Swahili):

Ngozi imeanza kududuuka kwa jua

Example (English):

The skin has started peeling from the sun

duduvule

du-du-vu-le

English: A wood-boring beetle

Example (Swahili):

Nyumba imeharibiwa na duduvule

Example (English):

The house was damaged by a wood-boring beetle

duduwazi

du-du-wa-zi

English: A stinging caterpillar

Example (Swahili):

Mtoto aliumwa na duduwazi

Example (English):

The child was stung by a caterpillar

dufi

du-fi

English: A sea turtle

Example (Swahili):

Tuliona dufi kando ya bahari

Example (English):

We saw a sea turtle by the ocean

dufu

du-fu

English: 1. Worthless; ugly; trivial. 2. A round drum with metal pieces. 3. A drumming event with religious chanting

Example (Swahili):

Walipiga dufu usiku kucha

Example (English):

They played the drum all night

dufufu

du-fu-fu

English: The side plank of a boat

Example (Swahili):

Wafundi walibadilisha dufufu la mashua

Example (English):

The craftsmen replaced the boat's side plank

dugi

du-gi

English: Blunt; not sharp

Example (Swahili):

Kisu hiki ni dugi

Example (English):

This knife is blunt

dugika

du-gi-ka

English: To become blunt; to be startled

Example (Swahili):

Kisu kimeanza kudugika

Example (English):

The knife has started becoming blunt

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