Kamusi ya Kiswahili
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/fuˈjuri/
English: Immorality; lying; debauchery
Alikataa fujuri na kuchagua uadilifu.
He rejected immorality and chose integrity.
/ˈfuka/
English: To emit smoke; postpartum porridge; to suckle; to have fever
Tanuri lilianza kufuka moshi mzito.
The kiln began to emit thick smoke.
/fuˈkaa/
English: To become old; to fade; to dry up
Picha zimefukaa kwa sababu ya jua.
The photos have faded because of the sun.
/fuˈkaha/
English: Legal scholars; jurists (Islamic law)
Fukaha walitoa maoni yao kuhusu hukumu.
The jurists gave their opinions on the ruling.
/fuˈkara/
English: Very poor person; destitute
Waliwasaidia fukara kwa chakula na mavazi.
They helped the destitute with food and clothing.
/fu.kaˈrika/
English: To become very poor; to lack wealth
Baada ya janga, familia nyingi zilikumbwa na kufukarika.
After the disaster, many families fell into poverty.
/fu.kaˈriʃa/
English: To impoverish; to make someone poor
Mfumuko wa bei unaweza kufukarisha watu.
Inflation can impoverish people.
/fuˈkia/
English: To cover with soil; to fill a hole with earth
Walifukia shimo baada ya kupanda mti.
They filled the hole with soil after planting the tree.
/fuˈkiza/
English: To fumigate; to treat with smoke or incense
Walifukiza nyumba kwa ubani kuua wadudu.
They fumigated the house with incense to kill insects.
/fuˈkizo/
English: Fumigation; incense; thing used for fumigating
Harufu ya fukizo ilijaza chumba.
The scent of the incense filled the room.
/ˈfuko/
English: A mole/rodent; a nest site for hens; a pit; a clan/lineage
Fuko alichimba mashimo shambani.
A mole dug holes in the field.
/fuˈkua/
English: To dig up; unearth; invent; walk quickly
Watafiti walifukua mabaki ya kihistoria.
Researchers unearthed historical remains.
/fu.kuˈfuku/
English: Fruit of a plant; provocation; gossip; unpleasant smell
Alianza fukufuku ya maneno ofisini.
He started provocative gossip at the office.
/fuˈkundi, fuˈkundu/
English: A type of red-mouthed fish
Wavuvi walipata fukundu wengi leo.
The fishers caught many red-mouthed fish today.
/fuˈkuo/
English: The act of digging; excavated hole
Fukuo la msingi limekamilika.
The foundation excavation is complete.
/fuˈkusi/
English: A black beetle that bores into grain or wood
Fukusi wameharibu magunia ya mahindi.
Beetles have damaged the sacks of maize.
/fuˈkuta/
English: To smolder; stir a fire; be secretly troubled
Kuni zilianza kufukuta polepole.
The firewood began to smolder slowly.
/fu.kuˈtika/
English: To weaken from fatigue/illness; to break unevenly (grain)
Baada ya safari ndefu, nguvu zilifukutika.
After the long journey, his strength waned.
/fuˈkuto/
English: Sweat; anxiety; inner turmoil
Alikuwa na fukuto la moyo kabla ya mahojiano.
He had inner anxiety before the interview.
/fuˈkuza/
English: To chase away; dismiss; expel
Mlinzi alimfukuza mwizi uwanjani.
The guard chased the thief from the yard.
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