Kamusi ya Kiswahili
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/hanˈgungu/
English: See "gwanda" (type of robe)
Hangungu yake ilifanana na gwanda la wazee.
His hangungu resembled the elders' gwanda.
/ˈhaŋɡwe/
English: A hooked stick; curved implement for plucking fruit
Babu alitumia hangwe kushusha maembe.
Grandfather used a hooked stick to bring down mangoes.
/ˈhani/
English: To offer condolences; to comfort someone bereaved
Tulienda kumhani jirani aliyefiwa.
We went to offer condolences to the bereaved neighbor.
/ˈhani/
English: Words of condolence ("pole") at a funeral
Alitoa hani kwa familia iliowfiwa.
She offered words of condolence to the grieving family.
/haˈnia/
English: Mourners; those struck by bereavement
Hania walikaa mbele ya hema wakipokea wageni.
The mourners sat at the front of the tent receiving visitors.
/haˈnia/
English: To visit and console the bereaved; to offer condolences
Tutaenda kuhania jioni baada ya kazi.
We'll go to console the bereaved this evening after work.
/haˈnidi/
English: Fool; unintelligent person
Usimwite mtu hanidi; ni kukosa adabu.
Don't call someone a fool; it's impolite.
/haniˈkiza/
English: To spread a strong smell
Manukato yalihanikiza chumba chote.
The perfume filled the whole room with fragrance.
/haniˈkiza/
English: To raise a loud noise; to blare
Muziki ulishaanza kuhanikiza mtaani.
The music had begun blaring in the neighborhood.
/hanikiˈzana/
English: To shout at each other; to make noise together
Wakazi walihanikizana baada ya mechi kumalizika.
Residents shouted together after the match ended.
/haˈnithi/
English: Person unable to have sexual intercourse; impotent
Hadithi ilimtaja mhusika hanithi kama kichekesho.
The story mentioned an impotent character as comic relief.
/haˈnithi/
English: A man who is sodomized; a weakling (pejorative)
Maneno ya kumwita hanithi ni ya matusi.
Calling someone a "hanithi" is insulting.
/haˈnithi/
English: Unable to feel arousal; having effeminate tendencies (pejorative)
Matumizi ya neno hilo kwa dharau hayakubaliki.
Using that term derogatorily is unacceptable.
/haˈnithi/
English: A large herring-type fish
Wavuvi walivua hanithi wengi alfajiri.
The fishermen caught many large herring at dawn.
/ˈhandʒa/
English: To wander aimlessly; to strut
Acha kuhanja mitaani, rudi shuleni.
Stop wandering the streets and go back to school.
/ˈhandʒa/
English: Something chewed like incense (aromatic chew)
Wazee walitafuna hanja wakati wa mazungumzo.
The elders chewed the aromatic resin during their talk.
/hanˈdʒamu/
English: Romantic anxiety or yearning; lovesickness
Alihisi hanjamu alipomsikia mpenzi akiondoka.
He felt lovesick when he heard his lover leave.
/hanˈdʒamu/
English: Boastful or showy speech; a vain speech
Hotuba yake ilikuwa hanjamu tu bila hoja.
His speech was just boastfulness without any argument.
/hanˈdʒari/
English: A broad, long dagger with a sharp edge
Mkusanyiko wake una hanjari ya kale kutoka Oman.
His collection includes an ancient dagger from Oman.
/ˈhansa/
English: Two thick ropes that fasten a sail on a vessel
Mabaharia walifunga tanga kwa hansa imara.
The sailors fastened the sail with sturdy ropes.
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