Kamusi ya Kiswahili
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/kiˈtʃopa/
English: A bundle or pile of things.
Kichopa cha kuni kilikuwa jikoni.
A pile of firewood was in the kitchen.
/kiˈtʃopa/
English: A small box or packet.
Aliweka pesa kwenye kichopa.
He put the money in a small box.
/kitʃuˈɡuu/
English: Anthill.
Waliangalia mchwa wakitoka kwenye kichuguu.
They watched termites coming out of the anthill.
/kitʃuˈjio/
English: Strainer or filter.
Alitumia kichujio kuchuja chai.
He used a strainer to filter the tea.
/kitʃuŋɡi/
English: Filter tip of a cigarette / hairpiece.
Sigara hii ina kichungi maalumu.
This cigarette has a special filter tip.
/kiˈtʃura/
English: A hopping game like a frog.
Watoto walicheza kichura shuleni.
The children played the hopping game at school.
/kiˈtʃusi/
English: Eave; small roof edge.
Maji yalidondoka kutoka kwenye kichusi.
Water dripped from the eave.
/ˈkitʃwa/
English: Head (part of the body).
Alijeruhiwa kichwani.
He was injured on the head.
/ˈkitʃwa/
English: A leader; an expert.
Yeye ndiye kichwa cha idara hiyo.
He is the head of that department.
/ˈkitʃwa/
English: Topic, headline, or main part.
Walijadili kichwa cha makala.
They discussed the topic of the article.
/ˈkitʃwa/
English: The front of a train or cab of a lorry.
Dereva alikaa kwenye kichwa cha lori.
The driver sat in the cab of the lorry.
/kitʃwaˈmaji/
English: Fool; idiot.
Walimwita kichwamaji kwa kutokujua.
They called him a fool for his ignorance.
/kitʃwaŋˈɡomba/
English: Head over heels; headfirst.
Alidondoka kichwangomba.
He fell headfirst.
/kiˈdabwa/
English: Heavy drinker; alcoholic.
Anajulikana kijijini kama kidabwa.
He is known in the village as a heavy drinker.
/kiˈdatʃi/
English: German language.
Anaongea Kidachi vizuri.
He speaks German well.
/kiˈdadisi/
English: Questionnaire.
Walijaza kidadisi cha utafiti.
They filled in the research questionnaire.
/kiˈdafu/
English: A generation, an era.
Hii ni changamoto ya kidafu kipya.
This is a challenge of a new generation.
/kiˈdaɡa/
English: Very young coconut shoot.
Walipika kidaga kwa mboga.
They cooked the young coconut shoot as a vegetable.
/kiˈdahizo/
English: Headword in a dictionary.
Neno hili limeandikwa kama kidahizo.
This word is written as a headword.
/kiˈdahizo/
English: A tale with a moral lesson.
Bibi alisimulia kidahizo chenye mafunzo.
Grandma told a tale with a moral lesson.
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