Kamusi ya Kiswahili
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ki-le-vi
English: The substance in a drink that causes intoxication
Pombe hii ina kilevi kikali.
This drink has strong alcohol content.
ki-li-fi
English: A deep water area; sea depth
Samaki wakubwa hupatikana kilifi.
Big fish are found in deep waters.
ki-li-fi
English: A large heap of sand
Upepo ulitengeneza kilifi cha mchanga.
The wind formed a big heap of sand.
ki-li-haf-tu
English: The small stomach of a ruminant animal
Kilihaftu ni sehemu ya mmeng'enyo wa ng'ombe.
The small stomach is part of the cow's digestion.
ki-li-li
English: A stretcher or bier for carrying a sick person or corpse
Mgonjwa alibebwa kwa kilili.
The patient was carried on a stretcher.
ki-li-li
English: A platform or place where someone gives a speech
Rais alisimama kwenye kilili kutoa hotuba.
The president stood on the platform to give a speech.
ki-li-ma
English: A raised area of land; hill
Wapandaji walipumzika juu ya kilima.
The climbers rested on the hill.
ki-lim-bi-ki-zi
English: A storage container; a reserve
Ana kilimbikizi cha nafaka nyumbani.
He has a reserve of grain at home.
ki-lim-bi-li
English: The elbow joint
Alijeruhiwa kwenye kilimbili chake.
He was injured at his elbow.
ki-lim-bi-lim-bi
English: The forearm section between the shoulder and palm
Kijana alichomwa sindano kwenye kilimbilimbi.
The boy was injected on the forearm.
ki-lim-bo
English: See kilima
Walipanda juu ya kilimbo.
They climbed up the hill.
ki-lim-bo
English: A food eaten to stimulate appetite
Alikula kilimbo kabla ya chakula kikuu.
He ate an appetizer before the main meal.
ki-lim-bu
English: The state of something happening for the first time
Harusi hiyo ilikuwa kilimbu kwa familia.
That wedding was the family's first experience.
ki-li-mi
English: The uvula, soft palate
Daktari alichunguza kilimi chake.
The doctor examined his uvula.
ki-li-mi
English: A thin strip used in musical instruments
Kidi alibadilisha kilimi cha filimbi.
The boy replaced the reed of the flute.
ki-li-mi
English: An illness causing swelling of the uvula
Alipata homa ya kilimi.
He suffered from uvula inflammation.
ki-li-mia
English: A group of stars associated with rainy seasons; constellation
Wakulima waliona kilimia angani.
Farmers saw the rainy-season constellation in the sky.
ki-li-mi-ad-ha
English: Sweet but deceptive words; flattery
Alitumia kilimiadha kumshawishi.
He used flattery to persuade him.
ki-li-mi-li-mi
English: A gossip; one who spreads stories
Kijiji kilimjua kama kilimilimi.
The village knew him as a gossip.
ki-li-mi-li-mi
English: The act of gossiping; gossip
Alishutumiwa kwa kilimilimi.
She was accused of gossiping.
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