Kamusi ya Kiswahili
Learn Swahili with our comprehensive dictionary featuring pronunciation guides and example sentences
ki-nyo-nyo-ke
English: A chicken without feathers on its neck
Shamba lilikuwa na kinyonyoke² akizunguka.
The farm had a bare-neck chicken roaming.
ki-nyo-ta
English: A mark resembling a star
Alipata alama ya kinyota kwenye mkono wake.
He got a star-shaped mark on his hand.
ki-nyo-zi
English: 1. A person who cuts hair; a barber. 2. A person who deceives or tricks, especially in business
Kinyozi alikata nywele zangu vizuri.
The barber cut my hair well.
ki-nyu-me
English: The state of being opposite or contrary to something
Maisha yake yalikwenda kinyume¹ na matarajio.
His life went contrary to expectations.
ki-nyu-me
English: A word that is the opposite of another word; antonym
Neno "joto" lina kinyume² chake "baridi."
The word "hot" has its antonym "cold."
ki-nyu-me
English: In idioms: endea kinyume — to betray someone or break an agreement
Alifanya kinyume³ cha makubaliano yetu.
He acted against our agreement.
ki-nyu-me-nyu-me
English: Backwards
Alitembea kinyumenyume kuelekea mlangoni.
He walked backwards toward the door.
ki-nyu-me-saa
English: Anticlockwise; in the reverse direction of a clock
Saa ilizunguka kinyumesaa.
The clock rotated anticlockwise.
ki-nyun-gi
English: A disease affecting cows, causing swelling of the udders
Ng'ombe wake walipatwa na kinyungi.
His cows were affected by kinyungi disease.
ki-nyu-nya
English: A dough ball made of flour and water used for kneading chapati
Mama aliandaa kinyunya cha kutengeneza chapati.
Mother prepared a dough ball for making chapati.
ki-nyu-nyi-za
English: See kinyunyizi
Aliweka kinyunyiza kwenye shamba la mboga.
He placed a sprayer in the vegetable garden.
ki-nyu-nyi-zi
English: A sprinkler; something used for spraying water
Kinyunyizi kilinyunyizia bustani maji.
The sprinkler watered the garden.
ki-nyu-nyu-za
English: See kinyunyizi
Walitumia kinyunyuza kunyunyizia maua.
They used a sprayer to water the flowers.
ki-nyu-ri
English: A children's game of jumping
Watoto walicheza kinyuri¹ mchana kutwa.
The children played the jumping game all afternoon.
ki-nyu-ri
English: The act of jumping by a frog or bird
Chura alifanya kinyuri² karibu na bwawa.
The frog made a jump near the pond.
ki-nyu-ti-nyu-ti
English: Gradually, slowly
Alitembea kinyutinyuti kuelekea nyumbani.
He walked slowly toward home.
ki-nywa
English: The mouth; the part of the body used for eating and drinking
Alifungua kinywa kula chakula.
He opened his mouth to eat food.
ki-nywa-ji
English: Any liquid thing that can be drunk; a beverage
Walileta vinywaji baridi mezani.
They brought cold drinks to the table.
ki-nywe-le
English: See mwinikanguru
Alisema kinywele kinamfanya aonekane tofauti.
He said the side hair made him look different.
ki-nywe-leo
English: Sideburns; hair that grows on the cheeks or ears
Alikuwa na kinyweleo kirefu mashavuni.
He had long sideburns on his cheeks.
Quick Learning Tips
Practice Pronunciation
Pay attention to the pronunciation guides to improve your speaking skills.
Use Example Sentences
Study the example sentences to understand how words are used in context.