Kamusi ya Kiswahili
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/kakíndu/
English: Slender plant with flowers.
Shambani palikua na kakindu wenye maua madogo.
In the field there were slender plants with small flowers.
/kála/
English: Wild cat.
Wawindaji walimwona kala porini.
The hunters saw a wild cat in the forest.
/kála/
English: Hairpin; device for holding hair.
Aliweka nywele zake vizuri kwa kala.
She arranged her hair neatly with a hairpin.
/kalaáia/
English: Person without an heir.
Alikufa kalaaia bila mrithi.
He died without leaving an heir.
/kalábi/
English: Throat disease; swallowing illness.
Alipatwa na kalabi na akashindwa kula.
He suffered from a swallowing illness and couldn't eat.
/kalábu/
English: Rabies (dog disease).
Mbwa wake alipata kalabu.
His dog contracted rabies.
/kalachápa/
English: Copy of a text; typescript.
Alitoa kalachapa ya kitabu chake.
He produced a typescript of his book.
/kalafáti/
English: Cotton for plugging holes.
Walitumia kalafati kuziba mashimo ya mashua.
They used cotton to plug the boat's holes.
/kalafáti/
English: To caulk; seal a boat.
Fundi alikalafati mashua kabla ya safari.
The craftsman sealed the boat before the trip.
/kalafáti/
English: Conceal a wonder; keep secret.
Aliweza kukalafati siri hiyo.
He managed to conceal that secret.
/kaláfu/
English: Take responsibility.
Alikalafu jukumu la familia.
He took responsibility for the family.
/kalakónje/
English: Wild cat species.
Waliwinda kalakonje msituni.
They hunted a wild cat in the forest.
/kalambézi/
English: Slender sea fish.
Wavuvi walivua kalambezi baharini.
Fishermen caught slender fish in the sea.
/kalamíni/
English: Yellow medicine for wounds.
Alipaka kalamini kwenye kidonda.
He applied yellow medicine to the wound.
/kalamká/
English: Become clever; trick.
Alikalamka na kuwashinda wenzake.
He became clever and outsmarted his friends.
/kalámo/
English: Average lifespan.
Kalamo ya binadamu ni takriban miaka sabini.
The average human lifespan is about seventy years.
/kalámu/
English: Pen; writing instrument.
Aliandika barua kwa kalamu.
He wrote a letter with a pen.
/kalamzí/
English: Clever; sharp-tongued.
Mwanasiasa huyu ni kalamzi katika hotuba zake.
This politician is sharp-tongued in his speeches.
/kalásha/
English: Small elephant tusk.
Walipata kalasha msituni baada ya ujangili.
They found a small tusk in the forest after poaching.
/kalási/
English: Sea vessel; boat.
Wavuvi walitumia kalasi kuvua baharini.
Fishermen used a boat to fish at sea.
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