Kamusi ya Kiswahili

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Kupa

ku-pa

English: Dried coconut leaves used for roofing

Example (Swahili):

Walifunika nyumba kwa kupa.

Example (English):

They roofed the house with coconut leaves.

Kupa

ku-pa

English: An ear of maize

Example (Swahili):

Alivuna kupa la mahindi shambani.

Example (English):

He harvested an ear of maize from the farm.

Kupa

ku-pa

English: One side of a pulley wheel where a rope passes

Example (Swahili):

Kamba ilipita upande wa kupa.

Example (English):

The rope passed through one side of the pulley.

Kupau

ku-pau

English: The top of a mast where a flag is hoisted

Example (Swahili):

Bendera ilipandishwa kupau.

Example (English):

The flag was hoisted at the top of the mast.

Kupe

ku-pe

English: A tick; also used for a lazy person depending on others

Example (Swahili):

Ng'ombe alipata kupe shambani.

Example (English):

The cow got ticks in the field.

Kupe

ku-pe

English: A type of sea fish with a long tail fin

Example (Swahili):

Wavuvi walivua kupe baharini.

Example (English):

The fishermen caught kupe fish in the sea.

Kupekupe

ku-pe-ku-pe

English: Barefoot; without shoes

Example (Swahili):

Watoto walitembea kupekupe njiani.

Example (English):

The children walked barefoot on the road.

Kupekupe

ku-pe-ku-pe

English: Without protection, especially sex without a condom

Example (Swahili):

Walifanya tendo la ndoa kupekupe.

Example (English):

They had unprotected sex.

Kupi

ku-pi

English: An interrogative pronoun for asking "how" or "where"

Example (Swahili):

Umefikaje kupi?

Example (English):

How did you get there?

Kupi

ku-pi

English: A relative adjective meaning "how/what kind"

Example (Swahili):

Waliuliza hali kupi ya shamba.

Example (English):

They asked how the farm was.

Kupia

ku-pi-a

English: To nod off or doze

Example (Swahili):

Alianza kupia darasani.

Example (English):

He began to doze in class.

Kupia

ku-pi-a

English: To wink as a sign

Example (Swahili):

Alimkupia rafiki yake jicho.

Example (English):

He winked at his friend.

Kupiakupia

ku-pi-a-ku-pi-a

English: See kupia

Example (Swahili):

Walisema kupiakupia ni sawa na kupia.

Example (English):

They said kupiakupia is the same as kupia.

Kupita

ku-pi-ta

English: To go beyond; to exceed

Example (Swahili):

Alipita muda wa kurudi nyumbani.

Example (English):

He exceeded the time to return home.

Kuponi

ku-po-ni

English: A voucher or coupon for services

Example (Swahili):

Alipokea Kuponi ya chakula.

Example (English):

He received a food coupon.

Kupua

ku-pu-a

English: To snatch or grab quickly

Example (Swahili):

Mvulana alikupua mkoba.

Example (English):

The boy snatched the bag.

Kupua

ku-pu-a

English: To uproot a plant

Example (Swahili):

Wakulima walikupua mimea mibovu.

Example (English):

The farmers uprooted the bad plants.

Kupua

ku-pu-a

English: To pour liquid

Example (Swahili):

Alikupua maji kwenye kikombe.

Example (English):

He poured water into the cup.

Kupua

ku-pu-a

English: To strike or whip

Example (Swahili):

Alikupua punda kwa fimbo.

Example (English):

He struck the donkey with a stick.

Kupua

ku-pu-a

English: To drop or let fall

Example (Swahili):

Aliikupua mikononi mwake.

Example (English):

He dropped it from his hands.

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