Kamusi ya Kiswahili

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Golegole²

go-le-go-le

English: See gole³ (phlegm)

Example (Swahili):

Alitoa golegole² alipokohoa.

Example (English):

He expelled phlegm when he coughed.

Goli

go-li

English: Goal in football; score

Example (Swahili):

Timu yao ilifunga goli la ushindi.

Example (English):

Their team scored the winning goal.

Golikipa

go-li-ki-pa

English: Goalkeeper; football goalie

Example (Swahili):

Golikipa alizuia mpira kwa ustadi.

Example (English):

The goalkeeper saved the ball skillfully.

Golo

go-lo

English: Black person (derogatory)

Example (Swahili):

Alitumia neno la dharau golo.

Example (English):

He used the derogatory term golo.

Gololi¹

go-lo-li

English: Marble; small round playing stone

Example (Swahili):

Watoto walicheza gololi¹ mchana kutwa.

Example (English):

The children played marbles all afternoon.

Gololi²

go-lo-li

English: Eye cataract

Example (Swahili):

Babu alipoteza kuona kwa sababu ya gololi².

Example (English):

Grandfather lost his sight due to cataract.

Gololi³

go-lo-li

English: Testicles

Example (Swahili):

Alipigwa sehemu za siri kwenye gololi³.

Example (English):

He was struck in the testicles.

Gololi⁴

go-lo-li

English: Hard seeds of dates

Example (Swahili):

Walikusanya gololi⁴ za tende.

Example (English):

They collected date seeds.

Goma¹

go-ma

English: To refuse; to strike

Example (Swahili):

Wafanyakazi waligoma¹ kazini.

Example (English):

The workers went on strike.

Goma²

go-ma

English: See kikande (type of food)

Example (Swahili):

Alikula chakula cha goma².

Example (English):

He ate a dish called goma.

Goma³

go-ma

English: A traditional men's dance/drum

Example (Swahili):

Vijana walicheza ngoma ya jadi aina ya goma³.

Example (English):

The youths danced the traditional men's drum dance.

Goma⁴

go-ma

English: Rocky cliff on the shore

Example (Swahili):

Walipanda juu ya goma⁴ pwani.

Example (English):

They climbed the rocky cliff on the shore.

Gomba¹

gom-ba

English: To scold angrily; to forbid

Example (Swahili):

Mama alimkemea mtoto kwa gomba¹.

Example (English):

The mother scolded the child angrily.

Gomba²

gom-ba

English: Banana stem after harvest

Example (Swahili):

Walitumia gomba² kulisha ng'ombe.

Example (English):

They used the banana stem to feed the cows.

Gombakanzu

gom-ba-kan-zu

English: A type of coastal plant leaf

Example (Swahili):

Walitumia majani ya gombakanzu kama dawa.

Example (English):

They used gombakanzu leaves as medicine.

Gombakofi

gom-ba-ko-fi

English: A type of banana leaf

Example (Swahili):

Alifunika chakula kwa majani ya gombakofi.

Example (English):

He covered the food with gombakofi leaves.

Gomban

gom-ban

English: To quarrel; to argue

Example (Swahili):

Wawili hao waligomban hadharani.

Example (English):

The two quarreled publicly.

Gombanisha

gom-ba-ni-sha

English: To cause others to quarrel

Example (Swahili):

Maneno yake yaligombanisha marafiki.

Example (English):

His words caused friends to quarrel.

Gombea¹

gom-be-a

English: To contest; to compete for election

Example (Swahili):

Aligombea¹ kiti cha ubunge.

Example (English):

He contested for the parliamentary seat.

Gombea²

gom-be-a

English: Sound of sea waves

Example (Swahili):

Usiku tulisikia gombea² la bahari.

Example (English):

At night we heard the sound of the sea waves.

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