Kamusi ya Kiswahili
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/m'buku/
English: 1. A miser. 2. A person who steals food.
Mbuku alikula chakula cha wengine bila ruhusa.
The miser ate other people's food without permission.
/mbuku'lia/
English: See mbukuzi (studious person).
Angalia neno mbukulia chini ya mbukuzi.
See the word mbukulia under mbukuzi.
/mbukurututu/
English: An utterly destitute person.
Mbukurututu huyo aliomba msaada barabarani.
That destitute person begged for help on the street.
/mbu'kuzi/
English: 1. A studious person. 2. An investigator, exposer of secrets.
Mbukuzi alisoma usiku kucha.
The studious person studied all night.
/'mbukwa/
English: 1. An evening greeting. 2. An apology.
Alimpa mbukwa alipokutana naye jioni.
He greeted him with "mbukwa" when they met in the evening.
/mbu'lia/
English: A volunteer plant.
Mbegu za mbulia zilijitokeza shambani.
Volunteer plants sprouted in the field.
/'mbulu/
English: 1. Madness, insanity. 2. A mad person.
Mbulu alienda kijijini bila nguo.
The madman went to the village without clothes.
/mbu'lukwa/
English: A madman, lunatic.
Mbulukwa huyo alipotea mjini.
That lunatic got lost in the city.
/mbu'mbumbu/
English: An ignorant person, fool.
Mbumbumbu hakuelewa hata maelekezo rahisi.
The fool didn't understand even simple instructions.
/mbu'mbura/
English: A type of fish (catfish).
Wavuvi walipata mbumbura mkubwa.
The fishermen caught a big catfish.
/mbumburi'ʃo/
English: A clattering, rattling sound.
Magari yalitoa sauti ya mbumburisho barabarani.
The cars made a clattering sound on the road.
/'mbuŋg/
English: Tsetse fly.
Mbung'o husababisha ugonjwa wa ndoto.
Tsetse flies cause sleeping sickness.
/m'buŋge/
English: Member of Parliament.
Mbunge alihutubia wananchi.
The Member of Parliament addressed the citizens.
/'mbuŋgo/
English: See jugwe (a type of plant).
Angalia neno mbungo chini ya jugwe.
See the word mbungo under jugwe.
/'mbuŋgu/
English: See pofu (mute person).
Angalia neno mbungu chini ya pofu.
See the word mbungu under pofu.
/mbu'ŋguo/
English: Decay, decomposition.
Matunda yaliingia katika hali ya mbunguo.
The fruits went into a state of decay.
/'mbuni/
English: Ostrich.
Mbuni ni ndege mkubwa asiye ruka.
The ostrich is a large flightless bird.
/mbu'nifu/
English: An inventor, innovator.
Mbunifu alibuni mashine mpya.
The innovator invented a new machine.
/'mbunɗu/
English: See pofu (mute person).
Angalia neno mbunju chini ya pofu.
See the word mbunju under pofu.
/m'bura/
English: A type of tree that bears fruit (like potatoes).
Mbura hutumika kama chakula cha msituni.
The mbura tree is used as forest food.
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