Kamusi ya Kiswahili
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/kikunjaja'mwi/
English: A fee in a traditional court; a gift.
Alipewa adhabu ya kulipa kikunjajamwi.
He was fined to pay a court fee.
/ki'kuta/
English: A roundabout.
Gari liligonga kikuta katikati ya barabara.
The car hit the roundabout in the middle of the road.
/kikuta'ʃoto/
English: A left-turning roundabout (in left-driving countries).
Madereva walifuata kikutashoto.
Drivers followed the left-hand roundabout.
/ki'kuto/
English: A hyena; spotted hyena.
Kikuto kilisikiwa karibu na kijiji usiku.
A hyena was heard near the village at night.
/ki'kuto/
English: A broken pot.
Walitupa kikuto baada ya kupasuka.
They threw away the broken pot.
/kikuzasauti/
English: An amplifier.
Mwalimu alitumia kikuzasauti darasani.
The teacher used an amplifier in class.
/ki'kwakwa/
English: Loud laughter; noisy laughter.
Kikwakwa kilisikika kwenye sherehe.
Loud laughter was heard at the party.
/ki'kwamba/
English: A poem where each line starts with the same word.
Mshairi aliandika kikwamba cha mapenzi.
The poet wrote a love poem with repeated beginnings.
/kikwa'mizi/
English: A stop consonant.
Kikwamizi hutamkwa kwa kuziba hewa.
A stop consonant is pronounced by blocking air.
/kikwa'mizo/
English: See kikwamizi.
Kikwamizo hicho kilielezwa na mwalimu wa lugha.
That stop consonant was explained by the language teacher.
/kikwa'mizwa/
English: See kikwamizi.
Kikwamizwa hutokea wakati wa kutamka.
The stop sound occurs during pronunciation.
/ki'kwamo/
English: An obstacle, hindrance.
Kikwamo kilichelewesha mradi.
The obstacle delayed the project.
/ki'kwapa/
English: Body odor from the armpit.
Alijitahidi kuficha harufu ya kikwapa.
He tried to hide his armpit odor.
/ki'kwapa/
English: A bud growing on a plant.
Kikwapa kipya kilikua kwenye mti.
A new bud grew on the tree.
/ki'kwapa/
English: Hair that grows in the armpits.
Kijana alianza kupata kikwapa.
The boy started growing armpit hair.
/ki'kwara/
English: A matured youth.
Kikwara alishiriki kwenye mchezo wa kijiji.
The youth joined the village game.
/ki'kwaru/
English: A long toenail or spur of a rooster.
Jogoo alitumia kikwaru wake kupigana.
The rooster used its spur to fight.
/ki'kwaru/
English: A foul of tripping a player from behind (football).
Mchezaji alipewa adhabu kwa kikwaru.
The player was penalized for tripping from behind.
/kikwa'ruzo/
English: Something used for scratching or marking.
Alitumia kikwaruzo kuandika ukutani.
He used a sharp tool to scratch the wall.
/ki'kwata/
English: A thorny mgunga tree with sickle-shaped pods.
Kikwata kilipatikana jangwani.
The thorn tree was found in the desert.
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