Kamusi ya Kiswahili

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Guni¹

gu-ni

English: Poem without strict rules

Example (Swahili):

Alitunga guni¹ ya mapenzi.

Example (English):

He composed a free-form love poem.

Guni²

gu-ni

English: Measuring tool for angles

Example (Swahili):

Mhandisi alitumia guni² kupima pembe.

Example (English):

The engineer used a protractor to measure angles.

Guni³

gu-ni

English: Defect; flaw

Example (Swahili):

Bidhaa hiyo ina guni³ ndogo.

Example (English):

That product has a small defect.

Guni⁴

gu-ni

English: Basket for storing dates

Example (Swahili):

Walijaza tende kwenye guni⁴.

Example (English):

They filled dates into the basket.

Guni⁵

gu-ni

English: Corner; edge

Example (Swahili):

Kitabu kilikuwa kimechafuka kwenye guni⁵.

Example (English):

The book was torn at the corner.

Gunia

gu-ni-a

English: Sack made of sisal fibers

Example (Swahili):

Walibeba viazi kwenye magunia.

Example (English):

They carried potatoes in sacks.

Gunjama

gun-ja-ma

English: Sleep curled up; not stretched

Example (Swahili):

Aligunjama kitandani kwa baridi.

Example (English):

He slept curled up in bed from the cold.

Guno

gu-no

English: Sound of lamentation

Example (Swahili):

Tulisikia guno kutoka kwa jirani aliyefiwa.

Example (English):

We heard a lamentation from the bereaved neighbor.

Gunya

gun-ya

English: Bite with teeth

Example (Swahili):

Mbwa alimgunya mkono.

Example (English):

The dog bit his arm.

Gunyua

gun-yu-a

English: Scald with hot water

Example (Swahili):

Aligunyua nyama kwa maji moto.

Example (English):

He scalded the meat with hot water.

Gunyuka

gun-yu-ka

English: Skin blister from heat; burn

Example (Swahili):

Ngozi yake iligunyuka kwa maji moto.

Example (English):

His skin blistered from hot water.

Gunzi

gun-zi

English: Corn cob without kernels

Example (Swahili):

Walitupa magunzi shambani.

Example (English):

They threw away the maize cobs in the farm.

Guoguo

gu-o-gu-o

English: Hawker moving around selling goods

Example (Swahili):

Guoguo alipita akiuza ndizi.

Example (English):

The hawker passed by selling bananas.

Gura

gu-ra

English: Move; migrate

Example (Swahili):

Wameamua kugura kijijini kwenda mjini.

Example (English):

They decided to migrate from the village to the city.

Gurisha

gu-ri-sha

English: See hamisha (to transfer)

Example (Swahili):

Aliamua kugurisha biashara yake sehemu nyingine.

Example (English):

He decided to transfer his business elsewhere.

Guro

gu-ro

English: Abandoned place; migration site

Example (Swahili):

Walihama na kuacha kijiji kikiwa guro.

Example (English):

They left and the village became abandoned.

Guru¹

gu-ru

English: Unrefined sugar

Example (Swahili):

Walitumia guru¹ kutengeneza chai.

Example (English):

They used unrefined sugar to make tea.

Guru²

gu-ru

English: Wise teacher; spiritual master; expert

Example (Swahili):

Mzee huyu anaheshimiwa kama guru² wa dini.

Example (English):

This elder is respected as a spiritual teacher.

Gurudumu

gu-ru-du-mu

English: Wheel; circular rotating part

Example (Swahili):

Gari limevunjika gurudumu.

Example (English):

The car has a broken wheel.

Gurudumumaji

gu-ru-du-mu-ma-ji

English: Waterwheel used to generate power

Example (Swahili):

Kijiji kinatumia gurudumumaji kuzalisha umeme.

Example (English):

The village uses a waterwheel to generate electricity.

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