Kamusi ya Kiswahili

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Kung'uta

kung-uta

English: To shake or beat to remove dust

Example (Swahili):

Alikung'uta godoro kwa nguvu.

Example (English):

He beat the mattress to remove dust.

Kung'uta

kung-uta

English: See safura

Example (Swahili):

Alitumia kung'uta kama safura.

Example (English):

He used kung'uta as safura.

Kung'uto

kung-uto

English: A strainer; a sieve

Example (Swahili):

Walitumia kung'uto kuchuja maji.

Example (English):

They used a sieve to filter water.

Kunga

kun-ga

English: Secrets; hidden matters

Example (Swahili):

Wazee walifundisha vijana mambo ya kunga.

Example (English):

The elders taught the youths secret matters.

Kunga

kun-ga

English: To train or teach good manners

Example (Swahili):

Mama alimkunga mtoto wake maadili mema.

Example (English):

The mother taught her child good morals.

Kunga

kun-ga

English: To hem or fold the edge of a mat or carpet

Example (Swahili):

Aliendelea kukunga mkeka.

Example (English):

He continued hemming the mat.

Kunga

kun-ga

English: A fruit similar to an eggplant or tomato

Example (Swahili):

Walipanda miti ya kunga shambani.

Example (English):

They planted kunga trees in the farm.

Kunga

kun-ga

English: The umbilical cord connecting child and mother

Example (Swahili):

Wakunga walikata kunga ya mtoto.

Example (English):

The midwives cut the baby's umbilical cord.

Kungali

kun-ga-li

English: If; in case; because

Example (Swahili):

Kungali mvua, hatutaenda sokoni.

Example (English):

If it rains, we will not go to the market.

Kungani

kun-ga-ni

English: Secretly; in private

Example (Swahili):

Walizungumza kungani bila mtu kusikia.

Example (English):

They spoke secretly without anyone hearing.

Kungawa

kun-ga-wa

English: Although; even if

Example (Swahili):

Kungawa ni mgonjwa, alihudhuria sherehe.

Example (English):

Although he was sick, he attended the ceremony.

Kunge

kun-ge

English: A hard part of a tree trunk

Example (Swahili):

Walikata kuni kutoka kwenye kunge.

Example (English):

They cut firewood from the hard trunk.

Kunge

kun-ge

English: See ukungu

Example (Swahili):

Kunge lilifunika bonde asubuhi.

Example (English):

Fog covered the valley in the morning.

Kungfu

kung-fu

English: A Chinese martial art

Example (Swahili):

Kijana alijifunza kungfu.

Example (English):

The young man learned kung fu.

Kungu

kun-gu

English: A small round fruit

Example (Swahili):

Mtoto alikusanya matunda ya kungu.

Example (English):

The child collected kungu fruits.

Kungu

kun-gu

English: See kulungu

Example (Swahili):

Walisema kungu ni sawa na kulungu.

Example (English):

They said kungu is the same as kulungu.

Kungu

kun-gu

English: A type of sea shellfish

Example (Swahili):

Walikusanya kungu baharini.

Example (English):

They collected seashells in the sea.

Kungu

kun-gu

English: See kideku

Example (Swahili):

Walisema kungu ni sawa na kideku.

Example (English):

They said kungu is the same as kideku.

Kungugu

kun-gu-gu

English: Heavy mist

Example (Swahili):

Kulikuwa na kungugu asubuhi.

Example (English):

There was heavy mist in the morning.

Kungugu

kun-gu-gu

English: Restlessness; inability to sleep

Example (Swahili):

Alipata kungugu usiku kucha.

Example (English):

He was restless all night.

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