Kamusi ya Kiswahili

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Kitango⁵

ki-tan-go

English: A stitch made on a ladder or on the body after surgery

Example (Swahili):

Daktari aliweka kitango kwenye jeraha.

Example (English):

The doctor placed a stitch on the wound.

Kitangomiba

ki-tan-go-mi-ba

English: 1. A type of long wild fruit similar to pumpkin with ribs. 2. The plant that bears this fruit

Example (Swahili):

Tulipata matunda ya kitangomiba shambani.

Example (English):

We found kitangomiba fruits in the farm.

Kitangopepta

ki-tan-go-pep-ta

English: See mumurye

Example (Swahili):

Kitangopepta kilitajwa na wakulima wa kiasili.

Example (English):

Kitangopepta was mentioned by traditional farmers.

Kitangu¹

ki-tan-gu

English: 1. A nursery for seedlings. 2. A farm, field

Example (Swahili):

Wakulima walipanda mbegu kwenye kitangu.

Example (English):

Farmers planted seeds in the nursery.

Kitangu²

ki-tan-gu

English: A segment that serves as temporary storage for data

Example (Swahili):

Programu hii hutumia kitangu kuhifadhi taarifa.

Example (English):

This program uses a segment to store information.

Kitangulizi¹

ki-tan-gu-li-zi

English: Something that comes first; something that precedes others

Example (Swahili):

Dibaji ni kitangulizi cha kitabu.

Example (English):

The preface is the introduction to the book.

Kitangulizi²

ki-tan-gu-li-zi

English: A person who precedes others in something

Example (Swahili):

Alikuwa kitangulizi katika mapambano ya haki.

Example (English):

He was a pioneer in the struggle for justice.

Kitangulizi³

ki-tan-gu-li-zi

English: A deposit; a payment made first to secure something

Example (Swahili):

Alilipa kitangulizi kabla ya kuanza kazi.

Example (English):

He paid a deposit before the work began.

Kitangulizi⁴

ki-tan-gu-li-zi

English: An introduction; a short explanation at the beginning of a book

Example (Swahili):

Kitabu hiki kina kitangulizi kifupi.

Example (English):

This book has a short introduction.

Kitanguo

ki-tan-guo

English: Something that removes, cancels, or erases what is there

Example (Swahili):

Kitanguo hiki kilifuta maandishi yote.

Example (English):

This eraser removed all the writing.

Kitani¹

ki-ta-ni

English: A type of plant used as food, grown in cold areas

Example (Swahili):

Kitani hupandwa sana katika maeneo ya baridi.

Example (English):

Flax is widely grown in cold regions.

Kitani²

ki-ta-ni

English: Seeds from the flax plant

Example (Swahili):

Waliweka kitani kwenye uji wa asubuhi.

Example (English):

They added flax seeds to the morning porridge.

Kitani³

ki-ta-ni

English: Fibers from the bark of a specific flax plant used to make ropes, cloth, etc.

Example (Swahili):

Waliunda kamba kwa kutumia kitani.

Example (English):

They made ropes using flax fibers.

Kitantwiriki

ki-tan-twi-ri-ki

English: Upside-down; an unpleasant or unattractive state

Example (Swahili):

Meza iligeuka kitantwiriki baada ya kupigwa.

Example (English):

The table turned upside down after being hit.

Kitanzi¹

ki-tan-zi

English: A noose; a loop that tightens itself

Example (Swahili):

Kitanzi kilitumika kunasa mnyama.

Example (English):

The noose was used to trap an animal.

Kitanzi²

ki-tan-zi

English: An intrauterine device (IUD); a circular thing placed in the womb to prevent pregnancy

Example (Swahili):

Daktari alieleza jinsi kitanzi kinavyofanya kazi.

Example (English):

The doctor explained how the IUD works.

Kitanzi³

ki-tan-zi

English: 1. Something with a circular shape. 2. In idioms: to hang someone or oneself

Example (Swahili):

Walimshutumu kwa kujitia kitanzi.

Example (English):

They accused him of hanging himself.

Kitanziandimi

ki-tan-zi-an-di-mi

English: A tongue twister; a sequence of sounds or words that are difficult to pronounce

Example (Swahili):

Walijaribu kitanzandimi darasani.

Example (English):

They tried a tongue twister in class.

Kitapa

ki-tap

English: 1. A small leather bag. 2. A small leather bowl

Example (Swahili):

Alibeba sarafu kwenye kitapa.

Example (English):

He carried coins in a small leather bag.

Kitapo

ki-tap

English: The state of trembling from fear, cold, or fever

Example (Swahili):

Mtoto alipatwa na kitapo cha homa.

Example (English):

The child was seized by trembling from fever.

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