Kamusi ya Kiswahili

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ke

/ke/

English: Exclamation of surprise.

Example (Swahili):

Ke! Hujafika bado?

Example (English):

Oh! You haven't arrived yet?

kea¹

/keá/

English: Small crack on the heel or toe.

Example (Swahili):

Ana kea kwenye kisigino chake.

Example (English):

He has a crack on his heel.

kea²

/keá/

English: A soldier who served in the British colonial army.

Example (Swahili):

Babu yangu alikuwa kea wakati wa vita.

Example (English):

My grandfather was a soldier during the war.

keba

/kéba/

English: Exclamation of joy during weddings.

Example (Swahili):

Wanawake walipiga keba arusini.

Example (English):

Women shouted keba at the wedding.

kebari

/kebári/

English: Another form of keba.

Example (Swahili):

Walilia kebari kushangilia harusi.

Example (English):

They shouted kebari to celebrate the wedding.

kebehi¹

/kebéhi/

English: Mock; show contempt.

Example (Swahili):

Usimkebehi mwenzako kwa makosa yake.

Example (English):

Don't mock your friend for his mistakes.

kebehi²

/kebéhi/

English: Contempt; scorn.

Example (Swahili):

Maneno yake yalikuwa na kebehi.

Example (English):

His words were full of contempt.

kebo¹

/kébo/

English: Thick cable wire.

Example (Swahili):

Waliunganisha nyumba kwa kutumia kebo mpya.

Example (English):

They connected the house using a new cable.

kebo²

/kébo/

English: Gossip carrier; tale-bearer.

Example (Swahili):

Yeye ni kebo wa maneno ya watu.

Example (English):

He is a spreader of people's gossip.

kebu

/kébu/

English: Text (loanword).

Example (Swahili):

Alinitumia kebu jana.

Example (English):

He sent me a text yesterday.

kechapu

/kechápu/

English: Sauce made from tomatoes and spices (ketchup).

Example (Swahili):

Alikula chipsi na kechapu.

Example (English):

He ate chips with ketchup.

keche

/kéche/

English: Sound of breaking wood.

Example (Swahili):

Tulisikia keche msituni.

Example (English):

We heard a cracking sound in the forest.

kecheka

/kechéka/

English: Break into pieces.

Example (Swahili):

Sahani imekecheka vipande vipande.

Example (English):

The plate broke into small pieces.

kechekeche¹

/kechekéche/

English: Completely destroyed; shattered.

Example (Swahili):

Nyumba imekechekeche baada ya moto.

Example (English):

The house was completely ruined after the fire.

kechekeche²

/kechekéche/

English: Exclamation imitating a bad or rotten smell.

Example (Swahili):

Alisema "kechekeche!" baada ya kuona chakula.

Example (English):

He said "kechekeche!" after seeing the food.

kedekede

/kedekéde/

English: Abundant; overflowing.

Example (Swahili):

Ndizi zipo kedekede sokoni.

Example (English):

Bananas are abundant in the market.

kedi¹

/kédi/

English: Pride; arrogance.

Example (Swahili):

Tabia yake ya kedi inawakera watu.

Example (English):

His arrogance annoys people.

kedi²

/kédi/

English: Trickery; bad manners.

Example (Swahili):

Ana kedi nyingi katika biashara.

Example (English):

He has many tricks in business.

kee

/kéé/

English: Exclamation of astonishment.

Example (Swahili):

Kee! Siamini macho yangu.

Example (English):

Oh! I can't believe my eyes.

keekee¹

/keekéé/

English: Carpenter's tool for boring holes in wood.

Example (Swahili):

Seremala alitumia keekee kutoboa mbao.

Example (English):

The carpenter used a borer to drill the wood.

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