Kamusi ya Kiswahili
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/hanˈdasa/
English: Engineering; the discipline of engineering
Alisoma handasa katika chuo kikuu.
He studied engineering at the university.
/han.diˈliza/
English: To repair; to fix what's broken; to service
Fundi alihandiliza pampu ya maji.
The technician serviced the water pump.
/hanˈdisi/
English: To engineer; to craft skillfully; to arrange well
Walihandisi mradi kwa ustadi.
They engineered the project skillfully.
/ˈhando/
English: Water vessel; container for liquids
Alijaza hando kwa maji safi.
She filled the vessel with clean water.
/ˈhando/
English: Women's skirt garment among the Mijikenda
Alivaa hando kwenye sherehe ya kitamaduni.
She wore a hando at the cultural ceremony.
/ˈhando/
English: A type of twisted fried pastry
Walikula hando na chai asubuhi.
They ate the pastry with tea in the morning.
/hanˈdoni/
English: Deep-water spot; place with deep water
Samaki wakubwa hupatikana handoni.
Big fish are found in deep-water spots.
/ˈhanga/
English: To cut something into two parts with one stroke
Fundi alihanga kuni kwa panga moja tu.
The worker split the firewood with a single machete stroke.
/hangaˈhanga/
English: Carelessly; roughly; haphazardly
Alipakia mizigo hangahanga na mingine ikaanguka.
He loaded the luggage haphazardly and some fell.
/hangaˈhanga/
English: To carry here and there; to tote without care
Alikuwa akihangahanga boksi bila kujali.
He was toting the box around carelessly.
/hangaˈika/
English: To be worried; to move about restlessly without knowing what to do
Mama alihangaika hospitalini akitafuta daktari.
Mother rushed around the hospital looking for a doctor.
/hangaˈika/
English: To be busy; to be engaged with work
Wafanyabiashara wanahangaika sokoni asubuhi.
Traders are busy in the market in the morning.
/hangaˈikia/
English: To worry about; to fret over something
Usihangaikie mambo madogo yasiyo na maana.
Don't fret over small, meaningless things.
/hangaˈiko/
English: Anxiety; state of worry and restlessness
Habari za kushtua zilisababisha hangaiko mjini.
The alarming news caused anxiety in the town.
/hangaˈiʃa/
English: To bother; to trouble; to cause distress
Kelele zinahangaisha wagonjwa wodini.
The noise is troubling the patients in the ward.
/hanˈgale/
English: A piece of dried banana
Walikula hangale kama kitafunwa safarini.
They ate dried banana pieces as a snack on the trip.
/hangaˈmadʒi/
English: Sailors' songs; sea shanties
Mabaharia waliimba hangamaji wakivuta kamba.
The sailors sang shanties as they pulled the ropes.
/hangaˈrara/
English: To be fearful; to move about anxiously
Watoto walihangarara nje wakati wa radi.
The children paced anxiously outside during the thunderstorm.
/hangaˈrara/
English: Carelessly; without purpose; pointless
Usitumie pesa hangarara bila mpango.
Don't spend money carelessly without a plan.
/hanˈgungu/
English: A kind of gown shaped like a short tunic
Alivaa hangungu katika tamasha la kienyeji.
He wore a hangungu at the cultural festival.
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