Kamusi ya Kiswahili

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kidazi

/kiˈdazi/

English: Bald patch on the head.

Example (Swahili):

Baba yake ana kidazi kichwani.

Example (English):

His father has a bald patch on his head.

kidedea

/kideˈdea/

English: Champion, winner, hero.

Example (Swahili):

Yeye ndiye kidedea wa mashindano.

Example (English):

He is the champion of the competition.

kideku

/kiˈdeku/

English: Hopscotch game.

Example (Swahili):

Watoto walicheza kideku uwanjani.

Example (English):

The children played hopscotch in the yard.

kidekwa

/kiˈdekwa/

English: Sagging rope bed.

Example (Swahili):

Walilala juu ya kidekwa cha kamba.

Example (English):

They slept on a sagging rope bed.

kidemu

/kiˈdemu/

English: A mute person.

Example (Swahili):

Kidemu hakusema neno lolote.

Example (English):

The mute person did not say a word.

kideri

/kiˈderi/

English: Fowlpox; disease of chickens.

Example (Swahili):

Kuku walikufa kutokana na kideri.

Example (English):

The chickens died from fowlpox.

kidete

/kiˈdete/

English: Firmly, strongly.

Example (Swahili):

Alishika kamba kidete.

Example (English):

He held the rope firmly.

kidevu

/kiˈdevu/

English: Chin.

Example (Swahili):

Aligusa kidevu chake kwa mkono.

Example (English):

He touched his chin with his hand.

kidhabidhabina

/kidhaˈbidhaˈbina/

English: A slanderous person; troublemaker.

Example (Swahili):

Yule jirani ni kidhabidhabina kijijini.

Example (English):

That neighbor is known as a slanderer in the village.

kidhabu

/kiˈðabu/

English: Liar.

Example (Swahili):

Asimsikilize, yeye ni kidhabu.

Example (English):

Don't listen to him, he is a liar.

kidhahana

/kidhaˈhana/

English: Abstract; not tangible.

Example (Swahili):

Fikira zake zilikuwa za kidhahana zaidi kuliko za vitendo.

Example (English):

His thoughts were more abstract than practical.

kidhi¹

/kiˈði/

English: To satisfy; fulfill needs.

Example (Swahili):

Chakula kilimkidhi vizuri.

Example (English):

The food satisfied him well.

kidhi²

/kiˈði/

English: To compensate for a missed prayer.

Example (Swahili):

Alikidhi sala aliyokosa jana.

Example (English):

He compensated for the prayer he missed yesterday.

kidhibitimbali

/kidhibitiˈmbali/

English: Remote control device.

Example (Swahili):

Aliwasha televisheni kwa kidhibitimbali.

Example (English):

He turned on the TV with a remote control.

kidhibitimwendo

/kidhibitiˈmwendo/

English: Speed governor (in a vehicle).

Example (Swahili):

Gari hili lina kidhibitimwendo cha kisasa.

Example (English):

This car has a modern speed governor.

kidifu

/kiˈdifu/

English: Shoulder blade.

Example (Swahili):

Alijisugua kidifu kwa maumivu.

Example (English):

He rubbed his shoulder blade because of pain.

kidigi

/kiˈdiɡi/

English: Very small; tiny.

Example (Swahili):

Alipata kidigi cha chumvi mezani.

Example (English):

He found a tiny amount of salt on the table.

kidiku¹

/kiˈdiku/

English: Featherless chicken (see kidimu).

Example (Swahili):

Waliuza kidiku sokoni.

Example (English):

They sold a featherless chicken at the market.

kidiku²

/kiˈdiku/

English: A small piece; fragment.

Example (Swahili):

Aliokota kidiku cha chupa kilichovunjika.

Example (English):

He picked up a small piece of the broken bottle.

kidimu

/kiˈdimu/

English: Featherless chicken.

Example (Swahili):

Kidimu huyu alifugwa kwa ajili ya tambiko.

Example (English):

This featherless chicken was raised for rituals.

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