Kamusi ya Kiswahili
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/hamiˈliʃa/
English: To make pregnant; to impregnate
Madaktari hawahimilishi, bali hutoa ushauri wa uzazi.
Doctors don't impregnate; they provide reproductive counseling.
/haˈmio/
English: A destination of migration; place one moves to
Jiji la Dodoma lilikuwa hamio la familia yetu.
The city of Dodoma was our family's destination.
/haˈmira/
English: Yeast; leavening agent
Ongeza hamira ili unga ufurike.
Add yeast so the dough can rise.
/haˈmiri/
English: Donkey
Hamiri alibeba kuni kutoka msituni.
The donkey carried firewood from the forest.
/hamiˈrika/
English: To redden; to turn red
Uso wake uhamirika kwa aibu.
His face turned red with embarrassment.
/hamiˈrɔdʒo/
English: A nutrient found in starchy foods
Viazi vina hamirojo muhimu kwa mwili.
Potatoes contain an important nutrient for the body.
/haˈmiʃa/
English: To relocate; to move someone/something from one place to another
Serikali ilihamisha ofisi hizo kijijini.
The government relocated those offices to the village.
/hamiˈʃika/
English: Moveable; capable of being relocated
Samani hizi ni hamishika kwa urahisi.
These furnishings are easily moveable.
/haˈmiʃo/
English: Transfer; the state of being moved
Alipewa barua ya hamisho kwenda kituo kipya.
He received a transfer letter to a new station.
/hamiˈsiʃa/
English: To make fivefold; to increase by five
Mradi ulihamisisha uzalishaji kwa asilimia nyingi.
The project increased production fivefold.
/ˈhamka/
English: Anxiety; state of worry
Habari za ghafla zilisababisha hamka.
The sudden news caused anxiety.
/hamˈkani/
English: Restlessness; bustle; turmoil
Kulikuwa na hamkani nyingi sokoni leo.
There was a lot of bustle in the market today.
/ˈhamla/
English: Cargo; load; shipment
Hamla ya mahindi ilifika bandarini.
The shipment of maize arrived at the port.
/hamˈrawi/
English: Rope for fastening a sail's yard on a boat
Mabaharia walifunga hamrawi kabla ya kuondoka.
The sailors fastened the rope before departure.
/hamˈrere/
English: Nonsense talk; babble; drivel
Acha hamrere kwenye mkutano huu.
Stop babbling in this meeting.
/ˈhamsa/
English: Five (number)
Waliletwa mikate hamsa mezani.
They brought five loaves to the table.
/ˈhamsa u iʃiˈrini/
English: Twenty-five
Timu yetu ilipata pointi hamsa u ishirini.
Our team got twenty-five points.
/hamsa i ʃiˈrini/
English: Twenty-five
Darasani kuna wanafunzi hamsaishirini.
There are twenty-five students in the class.
/ham.saˈmia/
English: Five hundred
Alitoa shilingi hamsamia kumsaidia.
He gave five hundred shillings to help.
/hamsa.taˈlafu/
English: Five thousand
Wafadhili walichanga hamsatalafu.
The donors raised five thousand.
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