Kamusi ya Kiswahili

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Kuruta

ku-ru-ta

English: The act of removing husks or fibers from sisal

Example (Swahili):

Rutaji ni kazi ngumu ya kuruta.

Example (English):

Fiber-stripping is the hard work of kuruta.

Kuruti

ku-ru-ti

English: See kuruta

Example (Swahili):

Walikubali kuruti ni sawa na kuruta.

Example (English):

They agreed kuruti is the same as kuruta.

Kuruwiji

ku-ru-wi-ji

English: A type of shorebird with a black head and yellow belly

Example (Swahili):

Kuruwiji huonekana kwenye fukwe.

Example (English):

The shorebird kuruwiji is seen on beaches.

Kuruz

ku-ruz

English: To do a job carelessly; to bungle

Example (Swahili):

Aliendelea kuruz kazi ya ujenzi.

Example (English):

He continued to bungle the construction work.

Kuruz

ku-ruz

English: To grate coconut or food using a tool

Example (Swahili):

Alikuruz nazi kwa mbuzi.

Example (English):

He grated coconut using a stool-grater.

Kuruz

ku-ruz

English: To pull with a scraping sound

Example (Swahili):

Alikuruz kiti sakafuni.

Example (English):

He dragged the chair across the floor.

Kuruz

ku-ruz

English: The sound made by a wild pigeon or dove

Example (Swahili):

Kuruz wa njiva ulisikika porini.

Example (English):

The cooing of a dove was heard in the wild.

Kuruz

ku-ruz

English: To coo like a dove

Example (Swahili):

Njiva walikuruz usiku.

Example (English):

Doves cooed at night.

Kurwa

ku-rwa

English: The first-born of twins

Example (Swahili):

Kurwa aliitwa jina la heshima.

Example (English):

The first-born twin was given a respectful name.

Kusa

ku-sa

English: To happen to; to encounter

Example (Swahili):

Kisa hiki kilimkusa jana.

Example (English):

This incident happened to him yesterday.

Kusa

ku-sa

English: The goatee of a billy goat; a pointed chin

Example (Swahili):

Alikuwa na kidevu cha kusa.

Example (English):

He had a pointed chin like a goat.

Kusa

ku-sa

English: To hold firmly

Example (Swahili):

Alimkusa mkono wake kwa nguvu.

Example (English):

He held his hand firmly.

Kusana

ku-sa-na

English: To cooperate together in something

Example (Swahili):

Vijana walisana kujenga nyumba.

Example (English):

The youths cooperated to build a house.

Kusano

ku-sa-no

English: Cooperation; a partnership

Example (Swahili):

Kulikuwa na kusano kati ya familia mbili.

Example (English):

There was cooperation between the two families.

Kusano

ku-sa-no

English: The way software interacts with a user; interface

Example (Swahili):

Kompyuta hii ina kusano rahisi kutumia.

Example (English):

This computer has an easy-to-use interface.

Kusanya

ku-sa-nya

English: To collect or gather things together

Example (Swahili):

Alikusanya mawe njiani.

Example (English):

He collected stones on the road.

Kusanyika

ku-sa-nyi-ka

English: To gather together

Example (Swahili):

Watu walikusanyika sokoni.

Example (English):

People gathered at the market.

Kusanyiko

ku-sa-nyi-ko

English: An assembly; a gathering

Example (Swahili):

Kulikuwa na kusanyiko la viongozi.

Example (English):

There was an assembly of leaders.

Kushinda

ku-shi-nda

English: More than; to surpass

Example (Swahili):

Ana mali kushinda jirani zake.

Example (English):

He has more wealth than his neighbors.

Kushoto

ku-sho-to

English: The left side, opposite of right

Example (Swahili):

Alikalia upande wa kushoto.

Example (English):

He sat on the left side.

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