Kamusi ya Kiswahili
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/fu.kuˈzana/
English: To chase one another
Watoto walikuwa wakifukuzana uwanjani.
The children were chasing each other in the field.
/ˈfukwe/
English: A seabird; shoreline/beach
Tulitembea kwenye fukwe za bahari asubuhi.
We walked along the seashore in the morning.
/fuˈlana/
English: Undershirt; knitted vest
Alivaa fulana chini ya shati.
He wore an undershirt under the shirt.
/fuˈlani/
English: So-and-so; an unspecified person
Mtu fulani alikuulizia jana.
Someone asked about you yesterday.
/ˈfuli/
English: Quickly; rapidly
Akamaliza kazi fuli kabla ya saa tano.
He finished the work quickly before eleven.
/fu.liˈfuli/
English: Very quickly; in a rush
Gari lilipita fulifuli barabarani.
The car sped by very quickly on the road.
/fuˈliza, fu.luˈliza/
English: To continue without stopping
Mvua imefuliza kwa siku tatu mfululizo.
The rain has continued for three days straight.
/fu.luˈdani/
English: Flower vase
Aliweka waridi kwenye fuludani mezani.
She placed roses in the vase on the table.
/fuˈlusi/
English: Money; a type of fish with a beak-like mouth
Hana fulusi za kutosha kulipia ada.
He doesn't have enough money to pay the fees.
/ˈfuma/
English: To knit; stab; discover unexpectedly; (tide) recede
Bibi hufuma sweta kwa wajukuu wake.
Grandma knits sweaters for her grandchildren.
/fu.maˈnia, fu.maˈniza/
English: To catch someone in the act (often wrongdoing)
Polisi walimfumania akivunja duka.
The police caught him breaking into a shop.
/fu.maˈnizi/
English: Discovery of wrongdoing; unexpected find
Fumanizi hilo liliibua ufisadi mkubwa.
That discovery exposed major corruption.
/fuˈmano/
English: Unexpected encounter
Fumano letu sokoni lilinifurahisha.
Our unexpected meeting at the market pleased me.
/fu.maˈtiti/
English: A type of bird
Tulimsikia fumatiti akitokea msituni.
We heard the fumatiti calling from the forest.
/ˈfumba/
English: To speak in riddles; to close/fold; a mat; bundle; paw print; bud
Usifumbe maneno—sema wazi.
Don't speak in riddles—say it clearly.
/fuˈmbata/
English: To hold in the palm; grasp; embrace
Alifumbata mkono wa mtoto kwa upole.
She gently held the child's hand.
/fuˈmbatio/
English: Abdomen; area between chest and waist
Alipata maumivu kwenye fumbatio baada ya mazoezi.
He felt pain in the abdomen after exercising.
/fuˈmbato/
English: Clenched fist; children's disease causing clenched hands
Alinyanyua fumbato kuonyesha hasira.
He raised a clenched fist to show anger.
/ˈfumbi/
English: Female initiation leader; small ditch/trench
Fumbi aliongoza sherehe za jando.
The initiation leader guided the rite.
/ˈfumbo/
English: Riddle; puzzle; hidden meaning
Tega fumbo na tuone nani atakalitatua.
Pose a riddle and let's see who solves it.
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