Kamusi ya Kiswahili
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/'mbogo/
English: Buffalo.
Mbogo alikimbia porini.
The buffalo ran into the wild.
/'mboɗi/
English: 1. Compost. 2. Moisture.
Wakulima walitumia mboji kuboresha udongo.
Farmers used compost to improve the soil.
/mboka'bari/
English: Ancient Sumerian writing system (cuneiform).
Historia inaeleza kuhusu mbokabari ya Wasumeria.
History tells about the Sumerian cuneiform writing.
/'mboko/
English: 1. A long-necked gourd for drinking. 2. A beating.
Walitumia mboko kunywea pombe ya kienyeji.
They used a long-necked gourd to drink traditional beer.
/mbo'koni/
English: To whip, flog.
Watoto walitiwa mbokoni kwa ukaidi wao.
The children were flogged for their stubbornness.
/m'bokwe/
English: A muddy place (see mtopetope).
Ng'ombe walikwama kwenye mbokwe.
The cows got stuck in the muddy place.
/m'bole/
English: A fool, idiot.
Wenzake walimcheka kwa kumuita mbole.
His friends laughed at him calling him a fool.
/mbo'lea/
English: 1. Soil fertility. 2. Manure, fertilizer.
Wakulima walitumia mbolea kuongeza mazao.
Farmers used fertilizer to increase yields.
/mbolea'vunɗe/
English: Compost made from rotting leaves.
Shamba lililimwa kwa kutumia mboleavunde.
The farm was tilled using compost.
/mbo'lezi/
English: Dirges, lamentations.
Wanawake waliimba nyimbo za mbolezi.
Women sang songs of lamentation.
/m'bolo/
English: A person who wears an animal skin, e.g., of a lion.
Shujaa alivaa ngozi kama mbolo.
The warrior wore an animal skin like a lion.
/m'bomo'waɗi/
English: A demolisher.
Mbomoaji alibomoa nyumba kongwe.
The demolisher brought down the old house.
/m'bo'moko/
English: 1. Collapse, cave-in. 2. A steep slope.
Barabara ilifungwa kutokana na mbomoko.
The road was closed due to a landslide.
/'mbona/
English: 1. Why? 2. Expression of surprise.
Mbona hufanyi kazi yako?
Why aren't you doing your work?
/mbo'nɗoki/
English: A tree that produces bean-like seeds.
Mbondoki hukua haraka msituni.
The bean-seed tree grows fast in the forest.
/'mboni/
English: 1. Pupil/iris of the eye. 2. A valuable find.
Alipigwa kwenye jicho hadi kuumia mboni.
He was hit in the eye until the iris was injured.
/m'bono/
English: Castor oil plant.
Mbono hutumika kutengeneza mafuta ya tiba.
The castor oil plant is used to make medicinal oil.
/mbo'ɲeo/
English: 1. The act of pressing. 2. An indentation.
Kitabu kiliweka mbonyo mezani.
The book left an indentation on the table.
/'mbo:/
English: Penis.
Wazee walizungumzia tohara ya mboo.
The elders discussed circumcision of the penis.
/m'bora/
English: A boastful, arrogant person.
Mbora hakupendwa na jamii kwa majivuno yake.
The arrogant person was not liked by the community.
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