Kamusi ya Kiswahili

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Kivusho

ki-vu-sho

English: A ferry; a fare for crossing

Example (Swahili):

Walisafiri kwa kivusho kuvuka mto.

Example (English):

They traveled by ferry to cross the river.

Kivutio

ki-vu-ti-o

English: An attraction; something that draws interest

Example (Swahili):

Mlima Kilimanjaro ni kivutio cha watalii.

Example (English):

Mount Kilimanjaro is a tourist attraction.

Kivuvu

ki-vu-vu

English: A beetle found on fruits like mangoes

Example (Swahili):

Kivuvu kiliharibu maembe shambani.

Example (English):

The beetle damaged the mangoes on the farm.

Kivyere

ki-vye-re

English: In-laws; parents who have given their children in marriage to each other

Example (Swahili):

Walikutana na kivyere wao kwa mara ya kwanza.

Example (English):

They met their in-laws for the first time.

Kiwa¹

ki-wa

English: Lonely, solitary, sad

Example (Swahili):

Alikaa akiwa kiwa baada ya kuachwa.

Example (English):

He sat lonely after being abandoned.

Kiwa²

ki-wa

English: A small island; an islet

Example (Swahili):

Samaki walipatikana karibu na kiwa kidogo.

Example (English):

Fish were found near the small islet.

Kiwaa¹

ki-waa

English: Blurred vision; semi-darkness; a curse

Example (Swahili):

Alipata kiwaa baada ya kuangalia jua kwa muda mrefu.

Example (English):

He had blurred vision after looking at the sun too long.

Kiwaa²

ki-waa

English: Anxiety, worry; confusion

Example (Swahili):

Mtihani ulimletea kiwaa.

Example (English):

The exam caused him great anxiety.

Kiwakilishi

ki-wa-ki-li-shi

English: A pronoun (grammar)

Example (Swahili):

"Yeye" ni kiwakilishi.

Example (English):

"He/She" is a pronoun.

Kiwambi

ki-wam-bi

English: Outer shell of an animal; outer shell of a seed

Example (Swahili):

Kiwambi cha nazi kilitumika kama kikombe.

Example (English):

The coconut shell was used as a cup.

Kiwambo¹

ki-wam-bo

English: Skin stretched over a drum

Example (Swahili):

Ngoma ilipigwa kwa nguvu juu ya kiwambo.

Example (English):

The drum was beaten strongly on its skin.

Kiwambo²

ki-wam-bo

English: A thin membrane covering body organs; diaphragm

Example (Swahili):

Madaktari walitaja kiwambo cha mapafu.

Example (English):

The doctors mentioned the lung diaphragm.

Kiwambo³

ki-wam-bo

English: A thin part for viewing; a screen or lens

Example (Swahili):

Aliangalia kupitia kiwambo cha kamera.

Example (English):

He looked through the camera lens.

Kiwambo⁴

ki-wam-bo

English: A child's wheeled toy walker

Example (Swahili):

Mtoto alisukuma kiwambo kutembea.

Example (English):

The child pushed a walker to move.

Kiwambo⁵

ki-wam-bo

English: The eardrum

Example (Swahili):

Alijeruhiwa kiwambo cha sikio.

Example (English):

His eardrum was injured.

Kiwambo⁶

ki-wam-bo

English: A telephone handset

Example (Swahili):

Aliinua kiwambo kupokea simu.

Example (English):

He lifted the handset to answer the phone.

Kiwambo⁷

ki-wam-bo

English: A character used to represent data; digit or symbol

Example (Swahili):

Kila kiwambo kilihesabiwa katika programu.

Example (English):

Each character was counted in the program.

Kiwamo

ki-wa-mo

English: A container for holding milk during milking

Example (Swahili):

Alimimina maziwa ndani ya kiwamo.

Example (English):

He poured the milk into the container.

Kiwanda¹

ki-wan-da

English: A factory; an industrial plant

Example (Swahili):

Viwanda vingi vipya vimejengwa mjini.

Example (English):

Many new factories have been built in the city.

Kiwanda²

ki-wan-da

English: A type of egg bread, especially in Zanzibar

Example (Swahili):

Walikula kiwanda kwa kiamsha kinywa.

Example (English):

They ate egg bread for breakfast.

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