Kamusi ya Kiswahili
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ki-ran-ga
English: Promiscuity; lust for many men or women
Alikosolewa kwa kiranga chake.
He was criticized for his promiscuity.
ki-ran-ga
English: A sexist person; one unsatisfied in love
Yeye ni kiranga anayewadharau wanawake.
He is a sexist who despises women.
ki-ran-ga
English: A type of millet of inferior quality
Wakulima walipanda kiranga kwa ajili ya mifugo.
Farmers planted the low-quality millet for livestock.
ki-ran-ja
English: The first boy to be circumcised in a group; leader of initiates
Aliteuliwa kuwa kiranja wa kundi la tohara.
He was chosen as the leader of the circumcision group.
ki-ran-ja
English: A head prefect or supervisor of an activity
Kiranja wa shule alisimamia nidhamu ya wanafunzi.
The school prefect supervised student discipline.
ki-ra-sa
English: A very small pimple, often starting at the root of hair
Alipata kirasa kichwani baada ya kunyoa.
He got a small pimple on his head after shaving.
ki-re-ga-zi
English: A gear used to reverse a car; reverse gear
Dereva aliweka gari kwenye kiregazi.
The driver put the car in reverse gear.
ki-re-ha-ni
English: One of the types of citrus fruits
Tulipanda miti ya kirehanii shambani.
We planted citrus trees on the farm.
ki-re-je-le-wa
English: The referent of a word; what a word refers to
Mbwa ndiye kirejelewa cha neno "dog."
The dog is the referent of the word "dog."
ki-re-je-shi
English: A verb affix showing who is involved in an action; object marker
Alitumia kirejeshi cha mtu wa kwanza umoja.
He used the first-person singular object marker.
ki-re-je-shi
English: A referential technique; see mbinu rejeshi
Mwandishi alitumia kirejeshi katika maandishi yake.
The writer used a referential technique in his text.
ki-re-ke-bi-shi
English: An adapter
Tumia kirekebishi kuunganisha kifaa hicho.
Use an adapter to connect the device.
ki-re-ke-bi-sho
English: A regulator; a device for controlling conditions
Kirekebisho cha gari kiliharibika njiani.
The car's regulator broke down on the road.
ki-re-ke-bu
English: Adapter
Nilinunua kirekebu cha kompyuta mpya.
I bought an adapter for the new computer.
ki-re-ko-dia-sau-ti
English: A sound recorder; tape recorder
Waliweka mazungumzo kwenye kirekodiasauti.
They recorded the conversation on a tape recorder.
ki-rem-be-sho
English: A decoration; something used for beautification
Ukuta ulipambwa kwa kirembesho kizuri.
The wall was decorated with a beautiful ornament.
ki-ren-g'en-de
English: Writing meant to slander or demean someone
Gazeti lilichapisha kireng'ende dhidi yake.
The newspaper published slander against him.
ki-ren-ge
English: A type of drum
Wapiga ngoma walitumia kirenge katika sherehe.
The drummers used the kirenge drum at the ceremony.
ki-ren-ge
English: A clay pot or bowl
Alikunywa maziwa kutoka kwenye kirenge.
He drank milk from a clay pot.
ki-ren-ge
English: A girl not yet married
Kirenge alishiriki ngoma za kijadi.
The unmarried girl joined the traditional dance.
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