Kamusi ya Kiswahili
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ga-ne
English: Dormitory for men
Wanafunzi walilala kwenye gane la shule.
The students slept in the men's dormitory at the school.
ga-ne-ti
English: A red gemstone used as an ornament (garnet)
Alinunua pete yenye ganeti nyekundu.
She bought a ring with a red garnet.
gan-ga
English: To treat with medicine or witchcraft; to heal
Mganga alijaribu kumganga mgonjwa.
The healer tried to treat the sick person.
gan-ga-i-za
English: To avoid giving a straight answer; to beat around the bush
Aliulizwa swali lakini akajibu kwa gangaiza.
He was asked a question but answered evasively.
gan-ga-maa
English: See gangamala (to persist stubbornly)
Aligangamaa kusimamia msimamo wake.
He stubbornly persisted in holding his stance.
gan-ga-ma-la
English: To cling stubbornly; to persist obstinately
Aligangamala katika hoja zake.
He stubbornly clung to his arguments.
gan-ga-wha
English: A poisonous type of snake
Wakulima walikimbia walipoona gangawha shambani.
The farmers ran when they saw a poisonous snake in the farm.
gan-ga-wi-ya
English: See gangawha (same poisonous snake)
Gangawiya alijificha kwenye nyasi ndefu.
The snake hid in the tall grass.
gan-ge
English: Limestone rock
Walijenga nyumba kwa kutumia jiwe la gange.
They built the house using limestone rock.
gan-ge
English: A task or activity; work to be done
Kila mwanafunzi alipatiwa gange la kufanya.
Each student was given a task to complete.
gan-ge
English: A painful swelling
Alikuwa na gange³ kwenye mkono wake.
He had a painful swelling on his hand.
gan-gi
English: A type of dhow (sailing vessel)
Wavuvi walitumia gangi kuvua samaki.
The fishermen used a dhow called gangi to fish.
gan-gi-ri
English: Light cloth with holes (netted fabric)
Walitengeneza pazia kutokana na kitambaa cha gangiri.
They made a curtain from the light netted fabric.
gan-gli-o-ni
English: A nerve knot or cluster (ganglion)
Daktari aligundua uvimbe kwenye ganglioni ya mkono.
The doctor discovered swelling on the hand's ganglion.
gan-go
English: Treatment or medical care
Alipata gango katika hospitali ya karibu.
He received treatment at the nearby hospital.
gan-go
English: The act of making or preparing something
Gango la chombo hicho lilihitaji uangalifu.
The making of that tool required carefulness.
gan-go
English: Dirt crust stuck on the skin
Alionekana na gango³ kwenye mikono yake.
He appeared with dirt crusts on his hands.
gan-go
English: Carpenter's clamp
Fundi alitumia gango kufunga mbao.
The carpenter used a clamp to hold the wood.
gan-go
English: Wooden splints used to support broken bones
Walimfungia mguu kwa gango baada ya kuvunjika.
They tied his leg with wooden splints after it broke.
gan-gri-ni
English: Decay or death of body tissue (gangrene)
Mgonjwa alipatwa na gangrini mguuni.
The patient developed gangrene in his leg.
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