Kamusi ya Kiswahili

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Kipara²

ki-pa-ra

English: A clever and cunning person

Example (Swahili):

Yule ni kipara² anayeweza kukushinda kwa ujanja.

Example (English):

That one is a cunning person who can outsmart you.

Kiparago¹

ki-pa-ra-go

English: See kipando; a support used when climbing

Example (Swahili):

Mtoto alishika kiparago¹ cha mti ili apande juu.

Example (English):

The child held the tree foothold to climb up.

Kiparago²

ki-pa-ra-go

English: A short, large stick; a club

Example (Swahili):

Askari wa jadi walitumia kiparago² vitani.

Example (English):

The traditional guards used a club in battle.

Kiparamoto¹

ki-pa-ra-mo-to

English: A person (often a woman) with rude, restless, or mischievous behavior; sometimes a prostitute

Example (Swahili):

Walisema msichana huyo ni kiparamoto¹.

Example (English):

They said that girl is restless and mischievous.

Kiparamoto²

ki-pa-ra-mo-to

English: A type of mask used in games played in the dark

Example (Swahili):

Vijana walitumia kiparamoto² walipocheza usiku.

Example (English):

The youths used a special mask when playing at night.

Kiparare

ki-pa-ra-re

English: A small grasshopper

Example (Swahili):

Bustani ilikuwa na vingi viparare.

Example (English):

The garden was full of small grasshoppers.

Kipashamoto

ki-pa-sha-mo-to

English: A device used to heat cold food; a heater

Example (Swahili):

Alitumia kipashamoto kupasha chakula kilichobaki.

Example (English):

She used a heater to warm the leftover food.

Kipashio

ki-pa-shio

English: A phrase or clause that builds or is built by another sentence

Example (Swahili):

Walimu walifundisha kipashio cha sentensi darasani.

Example (English):

Teachers taught the concept of a phrase in class.

Kipasho

ki-pa-sho

English: A part or limb of an animal, e.g., arm, tail, or leg

Example (Swahili):

Kipasho cha ng'ombe kilivunjika.

Example (English):

The cow's limb was broken.

Kipasuasanda

ki-pa-sua-san-da

English: A bird with red eyes and black skin

Example (Swahili):

Wakulima waliona kipasuasanda karibu na shamba.

Example (English):

Farmers saw the bird with red eyes near the farm.

Kipasuo

ki-pa-suo

English: A plosive consonant sound made by stopping and suddenly releasing air

Example (Swahili):

Walimu walieleza mfano wa kipasuo /p/ katika neno "papa."

Example (English):

Teachers explained the plosive /p/ in the word "papa."

Kipate

ki-pa-te

English: A dialect of Swahili spoken on Pate Island, Kenya

Example (Swahili):

Kipate ni lahaja ya Kiswahili inayozungumzwa Pate.

Example (English):

Kipate is a Swahili dialect spoken in Pate.

Kipato

ki-pa-to

English: Income; earnings; profit

Example (Swahili):

Kipato chake kinatokana na kilimo.

Example (English):

His income comes from farming.

Kipaumbele

ki-pau-mbe-le

English: A priority; something given foremost importance

Example (Swahili):

Elimu imepewa kipaumbele na serikali.

Example (English):

Education has been given priority by the government.

Kipawa

ki-pa-wa

English: A talent; special ability given by God

Example (Swahili):

Ana kipawa cha kuimba vizuri.

Example (English):

She has a talent for singing well.

Kipazasauti

ki-pa-za-sau-ti

English: A loudspeaker; device for amplifying sound

Example (Swahili):

Kipazasauti kilitumiwa kwenye mkutano.

Example (English):

A loudspeaker was used at the meeting.

Kipechuo

ki-pe-chuo

English: A toothpick

Example (Swahili):

Alitumia kipechuo baada ya kula nyama.

Example (English):

He used a toothpick after eating meat.

Kipekecho

ki-pe-ke-cho

English: A tool for boring holes; also a blender or mixer

Example (Swahili):

Fundi alitumia kipekecho kutoboa mbao.

Example (English):

The carpenter used a tool to bore the wood.

Kipele

ki-pe-le

English: A small pimple; a spot

Example (Swahili):

Uso wake ulijaa vipele.

Example (English):

His face was full of pimples.

Kipelelezanyambizi

ki-pe-le-le-za-nya-mbi-zi

English: Equipment for underwater exploration; submarine search gear

Example (Swahili):

Watafiti walitumia kipelelezanyambizi baharini.

Example (English):

Researchers used submarine search equipment in the sea.

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