Kamusi ya Kiswahili

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dumuzi

du-mu-zi

English: A grain borer insect

Example (Swahili):

Mahindi yaliharibiwa na dumuzi

Example (English):

The maize was destroyed by a grain borer

dunda

dun-da

English: To bounce; to punch; to pound grain; to wander aimlessly; to fail repeatedly

Example (Swahili):

Mpira uliendelea kudunda

Example (English):

The ball kept bouncing

dundadunda

dun-da-dun-da

English: To palpitate (heart)

Example (Swahili):

Moyo wake ulidundadunda kwa hofu

Example (English):

His heart pounded with fear

dundiza

dun-di-za

English: To accumulate gradually

Example (Swahili):

Alidundiza mali kidogo kidogo

Example (English):

He gradually accumulated wealth

dundu

dun-du

English: An empty gourd; a bundle of items

Example (Swahili):

Walibeba dundu la mizigo

Example (English):

They carried a bundle of goods

dunduiza

dun-dui-za

English: To gather bit by bit

Example (Swahili):

Wakulima walidunduiza nafaka

Example (English):

The farmers gathered grains bit by bit

dunduka

dun-du-ka

English: The stage before coconut matures

Example (Swahili):

Walikunywa maji ya dunduka

Example (English):

They drank water from a young coconut

dundukiza

dun-du-ki-za

English: To accumulate; to begin to ripen

Example (Swahili):

Matunda yalianza kudundukiza

Example (English):

The fruits began to ripen

dunduliza

dun-du-li-za

English: To gather gradually; to do odd jobs

Example (Swahili):

Aliishi akidunduliza riziki mitaani

Example (English):

He survived by gathering odd jobs in the streets

dundumio

dun-du-mio

English: The Adam's apple

Example (Swahili):

Dundumio lake lilionekana wazi alipoongea

Example (English):

His Adam's apple showed clearly when he spoke

dunduvule

dun-du-vu-le

English: A wood-boring beetle

Example (Swahili):

Mbao ziliharibiwa na dunduvule

Example (English):

The wood was damaged by beetles

dunga

dun-ga

English: To inject with a needle; to bewitch; also a large basket with lid; to follow closely; to aim at a target

Example (Swahili):

Muuguzi alimdunga sindano

Example (English):

The nurse injected him with a needle

dungaiyembe

dun-ga-i-yem-be

English: A long-unmarried woman

Example (Swahili):

Kijiji kilimjua kama dungaiyembe

Example (English):

The village knew her as an unmarried woman

dunge

dun-ge

English: Unripe cashew nuts for cooking

Example (Swahili):

Walipika dunge jikoni

Example (English):

They cooked unripe cashew nuts in the kitchen

dungu

dun-gu

English: A farm entrance; a cockpit of a plane; a goal in sports; a religious pulpit; also a type of ceiling

Example (Swahili):

Timu ilifunga dungu la kwanza

Example (English):

The team scored the first goal

dungua

dun-gua

English: To sleep after a long time

Example (Swahili):

Baada ya safari ndefu alidungua usingizi

Example (English):

After the long journey he finally slept

dungudungu

dun-gu-dun-gu

English: An ugly object; an ugly person; uneven; papaya leaf stem; mental confusion

Example (Swahili):

Alimwita dungudungu kwa sura yake

Example (English):

He called him ugly because of his appearance

dungumaro

dun-gu-ma-ro

English: A spirit believed to possess women; also a drum played during exorcism

Example (Swahili):

Waliamini dungumaro alimteka

Example (English):

They believed she was possessed by a spirit

dungushi

dun-gu-shi

English: A woman's hair bun at the back

Example (Swahili):

Alifunga dungushi nywele zake

Example (English):

She tied her hair in a bun

dungusikakati

dun-gu-si-ka-ka-ti

English: A type of plant like aloe

Example (Swahili):

Wakulima walipanda dungusikakati shambani

Example (English):

Farmers planted aloe-like plants in the farm

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