Kamusi ya Kiswahili

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Kitungule¹

ki-tun-gu-le

English: A small rabbit (especially in rocky areas)

Example (Swahili):

Tuliona kitungule msituni.

Example (English):

We saw a small rabbit in the forest.

Kitungule²

ki-tun-gu-le

English: A sly or cunning person

Example (Swahili):

Yeye ni kitungule anapodanganya watu.

Example (English):

He is sly like a rabbit when deceiving people.

Kitunguu

ki-tun-guu

English: An onion

Example (Swahili):

Alikata kitunguu jikoni.

Example (English):

He chopped an onion in the kitchen.

Kitunguumaiani

ki-tun-guu-mai-a-ni

English: Spring onion; scallion

Example (Swahili):

Walipika supu kwa kutumia kitunguumaiani.

Example (English):

They cooked soup using spring onions.

Kitunguumaji

ki-tun-guu-ma-ji

English: An onion (general use)

Example (Swahili):

Walipanda vitunguumaji shambani.

Example (English):

They planted onions in the field.

Kitunguusaumu

ki-tun-guu-sau-mu

English: Garlic

Example (Swahili):

Aliongeza kitunguusaumu kwa chakula.

Example (English):

He added garlic to the food.

Kitunu

ki-tu-nu

English: The state of grumbling; making a grumbling sound

Example (Swahili):

Watoto walikuwa na kitunu kwa kukosa chakula.

Example (English):

The children were grumbling because of lack of food.

Kituo¹

ki-tu-o

English: A full stop; period (punctuation)

Example (Swahili):

Sentensi inamalizika kwa kituo.

Example (English):

A sentence ends with a period.

Kituo²

ki-tu-o

English: A bus stop or station

Example (Swahili):

Tulishuka kwenye kituo cha basi.

Example (English):

We got off at the bus stop.

Kituo³

ki-tu-o

English: A state of rest; a break; the end of a journey

Example (Swahili):

Baada ya safari ndefu walipata kituo.

Example (English):

After the long journey, they found rest.

Kituo⁴

ki-tu-o

English: A station or post (e.g., police station)

Example (Swahili):

Polisi walimpeleka kituo cha polisi.

Example (English):

The police took him to the police station.

Kituruki

ki-tu-ru-ki

English: The Turkish language

Example (Swahili):

Alijifunza Kituruki alipokuwa Istanbul.

Example (English):

He learned Turkish while in Istanbul.

Kitutla

ki-tut-la

English: A deep and turbulent sea

Example (Swahili):

Wavuvi walihofia bahari ya kitutla.

Example (English):

The fishermen feared the turbulent sea.

Kitutu

ki-tu-tu

English: Unconscious; knocked out

Example (Swahili):

Alipigwa na akawa kitutu.

Example (English):

He was hit and became unconscious.

Kitutumi¹

ki-tu-tu-mi

English: Anything that can make a loud sound; a useful thing

Example (Swahili):

Ngoma hii ni kitutumi chenye nguvu.

Example (English):

This drum is a powerful instrument.

Kitutumi²

ki-tu-tu-mi

English: A person who is short and stout

Example (Swahili):

Alimcheka akisema yeye ni kitutumi.

Example (English):

He laughed, saying he was short and stout.

Kituturi

ki-tu-tu-ri

English: A small booth-like room (for voting or ATM use)

Example (Swahili):

Wapiga kura waliingia kituturi kupiga kura.

Example (English):

Voters entered the booth to cast their votes.

Kitututu

ki-tu-tu-tu

English: A child's word for a motorcycle

Example (Swahili):

Mtoto aliomba apandishwe kwenye kitututu.

Example (English):

The child asked to ride on the motorcycle.

Kitwana

ki-twa-na

English: A child of a slave; a derogatory term

Example (Swahili):

Alidharauliwa kwa kuitwa kitwana.

Example (English):

He was despised for being called the child of a slave.

Kitwea

ki-twe-a

English: A state of being alone; solitude

Example (Swahili):

Aliishi kwa kitwea baada ya kufiwa.

Example (English):

He lived in solitude after being bereaved.

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