Kamusi ya Kiswahili
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ku-bu-hu
English: To exceed limits; to go too far in bad actions
Aliku kubuhu kwa matendo yake mabaya.
He went too far with his bad actions.
ku-bu-ki-bu
English: Disorderly; careless
Alizungumza kwa kubukibu bila kufikiri.
He spoke carelessly without thinking.
ku-bu-li
English: A gift of being accepted in prayers
Dua zake zili kubuli na Mwenyezi Mungu.
His prayers were accepted by God.
ku-bwa
English: Big; great; important
Nyumba yake ni kubwa kuliko zote kijijini.
His house is the biggest in the village.
ku-cha
English: The time between night and dawn
Walifika mapema wakati wa kucha.
They arrived early at dawn.
ku-cha
English: The end of night; sunrise
Kazi iliisha wakati wa kucha.
The work ended at daybreak.
ku-cha
English: Plural of fingernail
Alikata kucha zake jana.
He cut his fingernails yesterday.
ku-cha-ku-lo
English: A small animal with a bushy tail that eats crops
Kuchakulo aliharibu mazao shambani.
The small animal destroyed the crops in the field.
ku-chi
English: A fighting cock with long legs and sharp spurs
Jogoo wa kuchi alishinda pambano.
The fighting cock won the contest.
ku-chi
English: A bird with brown spots that perches on rocks
Kuchi alipiga kelele juu ya jiwe.
The bird chirped loudly on the rock.
ku-chu
English: Enmity; hostility
Kati yao kulikuwa na kuchu ya muda mrefu.
Between them there was long-standing hostility.
ku-chwa
English: Sunset; the disappearance of the sun in the evening
Walirudi nyumbani wakati wa kuchwa.
They returned home at sunset.
ku-da
English: To roll up clothes above the knees
Wakulima wali kuda nguo zao shambani.
The farmers rolled up their clothes in the field.
ku-da
English: Traditional fine for cultural mistakes
Alilipa kuda baada ya kosa la kimila.
He paid a fine after a cultural mistake.
ku-da
English: A call made by the winner in a children's game
Mtoto alipiga kuda baada ya kushinda mchezo.
The child shouted kuda after winning the game.
ku-da
English: To get angry or flare up over small matters
Alikasirika kwa kuda jambo dogo.
He got angry over a small issue.
ku-da
English: Drying of milk in a cow's udder
Ng'ombe alipata kuda baada ya muda wa kunyonyesha.
The cow's milk dried up after nursing.
ku-dhu-ma-ni
English: See komamanga (pomegranate)
Walikula tunda la kudhumani bustanini.
They ate a pomegranate fruit in the garden.
ku-du
English: A fine imposed on a girl who disrespects elders
Msichana alitozwa kudu kwa kutomheshimu mzee.
The girl was fined for disrespecting the elder.
ku-du
English: The state of being liable to pay after disrespecting someone honorable
Tabia yake ilimpelekea kupata kudu kijijini.
His behavior made him liable for a penalty in the village.
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