Kamusi ya Kiswahili
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/mkeˈketa/
English: See mkeketaji¹.
Tazama neno mkeketaji¹ kwa maana.
See the word mkeketaji¹ for meaning.
/mkeˈketa/
English: See mkeketaji².
Tazama neno mkeketaji² kwa maana.
See the word mkeketaji² for meaning.
/mkeˈketadʒi/
English: A person who performs female circumcision.
Mkeketaji alikamatwa kwa kuvunja sheria za nchi.
The circumciser was arrested for breaking national laws.
/mkeˈketadʒi/
English: A person who carves or engraves decorative patterns.
Mkeketaji wa mbao alichora nakshi nzuri kwenye mlango.
The wood carver made beautiful engravings on the door.
/mkeˈketadʒi/
English: A person who cuts objects into small pieces.
Mkeketaji alikata matunda kwa ajili ya saladi.
The cutter sliced the fruits for the salad.
/mkeˈketo/
English: Sharp abdominal pain.
Alipata maumivu ya mkeketo baada ya kula chakula kibaya.
She experienced sharp stomach pain after eating bad food.
/mkeˈketo/
English: The state of cutting through something hard.
Mkeketo wa chuma ulisababisha cheche nyingi.
The cutting of the metal caused many sparks.
/mkeˈketo/
English: People of the same age or height group.
Wanafunzi wa mkeketo mmoja walicheza pamoja.
Students of the same age group played together.
/mkeˈketo/
English: The act of female circumcision.
Serikali inapiga marufuku vitendo vya mkeketo.
The government prohibits acts of female circumcision.
/mkeˈkewa/
English: A thorny plant.
Mkekewa huu una miba mikali inayoweza kuchoma.
This thorny plant has sharp spines that can prick you.
/mkeˈmbe/
English: A small fire or young person.
Walikaa karibu na mkembe wakipasha moto.
They sat near the small fire to warm themselves.
/mkeˈmbe/
English: An innocent person; one without fault.
Mkembe hakuhusika katika makosa hayo.
The innocent person was not involved in those mistakes.
/mkeˈmeo/
English: The act of rebuking or scolding.
Mkemeo wa mzazi ulimfanya mtoto atulie.
The parent's rebuke made the child calm down.
/mkeˈmia/
English: A chemist or expert in chemistry.
Mkemia alichunguza sampuli ya maji maabara.
The chemist tested the water sample in the lab.
/mkeˈmwɛnza/
English: Another wife of the same husband; co-wife.
Wake wawili walizungumza kama marafiki, si kama mke mwenza.
The two wives talked as friends, not as co-wives.
/mkeˈmwɛnza/
English: Another wife of the same husband; co-wife.
Wake wawili walijaribu kuishi kwa amani kama mke wenza.
The two women tried to live peacefully as co-wives.
/mkeˈŋeta/
English: A sudden sharp pain.
Alipiga kelele baada ya kuhisi mkeng'eta wa ghafla.
He screamed after feeling a sudden sharp pain.
/mkeˈŋe/
English: A plant with many branches.
Mkenge hukua haraka kwenye udongo wenye rutuba.
The mkenge plant grows quickly in fertile soil.
/mkeˈŋe/
English: A trick or deception used to mislead someone.
Alitapeliwa kwa mkenge wa rafiki yake.
He was deceived by his friend's trick.
/mkeˈŋeufu/
English: A person who wavers or lacks consistency.
Mkengeufu hubadilisha maamuzi kila mara.
An indecisive person changes decisions constantly.
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