Kamusi ya Kiswahili
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kim-bi-wa
English: To be abandoned; left alone; avoided
Alijisikia vibaya baada ya kimbiiwa na marafiki.
He felt bad after being abandoned by friends.
kim-bi-za
English: To make someone or something run; to chase; to drive fast
Mbwa alikimbiza paka mtaani.
The dog chased the cat in the street.
kim-bi-za-na
English: To chase each other; pursuit
Watoto walikuwa wakikimbizana uwanjani.
The children were chasing each other in the field.
kim-biz-wa
English: To be chased; to be rushed (e.g., to hospital)
Mgongjwa alikimbizwa hospitalini.
The patient was rushed to the hospital.
kim-boy-a
English: A dish made by mixing cassava and beans; doria
Waliandaa chakula cha kimboya kwa ajili ya familia.
They prepared kimboya for the family meal.
kim-bu-gim-bu-gi
English: A type of grass highly favored by animals
Ng'ombe walikula nyasi za kimbugimbugi.
The cows fed on kimbugimbugi grass.
kim-bug-we
English: A corn cob spoiled before maturity
Shambani walipata mahindi ya kimbugwe.
They found spoiled maize cobs in the farm.
kim-bu-lim-bu-li
English: A type of fish with a silvery body and spots
Samaki wa kimbulimbuli walipatikana baharini.
Silvery spotted fish (kimbulimbuli) were found in the sea.
kim-bun-ga
English: A very strong wind; a storm, cyclone
Kimbunga kiliharibu nyumba nyingi.
The storm destroyed many houses.
kim-bu-ru
English: A small wildcat with brownish fur
Wakulima walikimbizwa na kimburu aliyewinda kuku.
Farmers were alarmed by a wildcat hunting chickens.
kim-bu-zi
English: See kisango¹
Walitumia kimbuzi kulinda nyumba yao.
They used a kimbuzi trap to guard their home.
kim-bwi
English: A structure built specially for cremation; cremation site
Maiti ilichomwa moto kwenye kimbwi.
The body was cremated at the cremation site.
kim-change
English: A small tick-like insect with many legs that lives as a parasite
Mbwa alipata kupe wa kimchange.
The dog was infested with kimchange ticks.
ki-me-a
English: Grains sprouted and dried for brewing; a plant growing in water
Waliandaa kimea¹ kwa ajili ya pombe ya kienyeji.
They prepared sprouted grains for traditional beer.
ki-me-a
English: The part of an embryo that grows into the main stem on another plant
Kimea² kilianza kuota juu ya shina.
The embryo part began sprouting on the stem.
ki-me-ge-du
English: The epiglottis; the part that covers the windpipe when swallowing
Kimegedu huzuia chakula kuingia kwenye njia ya hewa.
The epiglottis prevents food from entering the airway.
ki-me-lea
English: A plant that depends on another plant; a parasitic plant
Mti huu umeathiriwa na kimelea¹.
This tree has been affected by a parasitic plant.
ki-me-lea
English: A parasite; an organism that depends on another
Mbwa wake alikuwa na kimelea² tumboni.
His dog had a parasite in its stomach.
ki-me-lee
English: A computer that enables access to another computer on a network; server
Waliunganisha data zote kwenye kimelee.
They connected all the data to the server.
ki-me-le-wa
English: A host attacked by parasites
Mwanadamu anaweza kuwa kimelewa wa vimelea vya malaria.
A human can be a host for malaria parasites.
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