Kamusi ya Kiswahili

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Gunda⁴

gun-da

English: Hit something to produce sound

Example (Swahili):

Waligunda⁴ ngoma kwa nguvu.

Example (English):

They beat the drum loudly.

Gundi

gun-di

English: Glue; adhesive

Example (Swahili):

Alitumia gundi kufunga kitabu.

Example (English):

He used glue to fix the book.

Gundisha

gun-di-sha

English: Harden or stick with glue

Example (Swahili):

Karatasi zilishikamana baada ya kugundishwa.

Example (English):

The papers stuck together after being glued.

Gundu

gun-du

English: Bad luck; misfortune

Example (Swahili):

Anasema ana gundu katika biashara.

Example (English):

He says he has bad luck in business.

Gundua

gun-du-a

English: Discover; find out something hidden

Example (Swahili):

Aligundua siri ya rafiki yake.

Example (English):

He discovered his friend's secret.

Gunduliwa

gun-du-li-wa

English: To be discovered or revealed

Example (Swahili):

Uhalifu ulipogunduliwa, polisi walimkamata.

Example (English):

When the crime was discovered, the police arrested him.

Gunga¹

gun-ga

English: Heal; cure an illness

Example (Swahili):

Mganga alimgunga¹ mgonjwa.

Example (English):

The healer cured the sick person.

Gunga²

gun-ga

English: Advise; give counsel

Example (Swahili):

Alimgunga² kijana kuhusu maisha ya ndoa.

Example (English):

He advised the young man about married life.

Gunga³

gun-ga

English: Persuade; coax

Example (Swahili):

Aliweza kumgunga³ rafiki yake akubali pendekezo.

Example (English):

He persuaded his friend to accept the proposal.

Gunga⁴

gun-ga

English: Refrain from doing something

Example (Swahili):

Aligunga⁴ kunywa pombe siku hiyo.

Example (English):

He refrained from drinking alcohol that day.

Gunge

gun-ge

English: Expert; specialist; master

Example (Swahili):

Yeye ni gunge wa muziki wa taarab.

Example (English):

He is an expert in taarab music.

Gungu¹

gun-gu

English: Traditional drum or dance

Example (Swahili):

Walicheza ngoma ya gungu¹ usiku wa manane.

Example (English):

They danced to the traditional gungu drum at midnight.

Gungu²

gun-gu

English: Hip bone

Example (Swahili):

Alipata maumivu kwenye gungu² baada ya kuanguka.

Example (English):

He had pain in his hip bone after falling.

Gungu³

gun-gu

English: Barren land; uncultivated soil

Example (Swahili):

Mashamba mengine yalikuwa gungu³ na hayakutoa mazao.

Example (English):

Some farms were barren and did not produce crops.

Gungu⁴

gun-gu

English: Part of the seabed

Example (Swahili):

Samaki walikamatwa karibu na gungu⁴.

Example (English):

The fish were caught near the seabed.

Gungu⁵

gun-gu

English: Long traditional poem or song

Example (Swahili):

Waliimba gungu⁵ la kiasili shereheni.

Example (English):

They sang a traditional long poem at the ceremony.

Gungumka

gun-gum-ka

English: Dry up completely

Example (Swahili):

Mto ulidungumka wakati wa kiangazi.

Example (English):

The river dried up completely during the drought.

Gungunyo

gun-gun-yo

English: See gungu² (hip bone)

Example (Swahili):

Alijeruhiwa kwenye gungunyo baada ya ajali.

Example (English):

He was injured on the hip bone after the accident.

Gungwi¹

gun-gwi

English: Game of hopping on one leg

Example (Swahili):

Watoto walicheza gungwi¹ uwanjani.

Example (English):

The children played the hopping game in the field.

Gungwi²

gun-gwi

English: Type of large centipede

Example (Swahili):

Walipata gungwi² jikoni.

Example (English):

They found a large centipede in the kitchen.

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