Kamusi ya Kiswahili
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/mlin'goti/
English: A tall pole for a flag. Pole on a ship for a sail. Coconut stalk bearing seeds. A goalpost.
Waliinua bendera kwenye mlingoti mkubwa.
They raised the flag on a tall pole.
/mlin'zi/
English: Security guard or watchman. Defender in a game.
Mlinzi wa timu alizuia bao la wapinzani.
The defender blocked the opponents' goal.
/mlipa'ʤi/
English: A person who pays or receives payment.
Hakuna mlipaji anayemzidi Mungu.
No payer surpasses God.
/mli'pu/
English: A tree with a white trunk and medicinal roots.
Mizizi ya mlipu hutumika kutibu uvimbe.
The roots of the mlipu tree are used to treat swelling.
/mlipu'aʤi/
English: A person who causes explosions (e.g., bomb or grenade). A person who does poor-quality work just to get by.
Mlipuaji aliharibu jengo kwa mlipuko mkubwa.
The bomber destroyed the building with a powerful explosion.
/mlipu'ko/
English: Sound of an explosion or bursting.
Ule mlipuko wa bunduki ulitushangaza sana.
The gunshot surprised us greatly.
/mlipu'ko/
English: Sudden outbreak of disease or calamity.
Pamekuwako na mlipuko wa kipindupindu mtaani.
There has been a cholera outbreak in the neighborhood.
/mli'pwa/
English: A person who is paid; recipient of wages.
Mlipwa alipokea mshahara wake mwishoni mwa mwezi.
The paid worker received his salary at month's end.
/mli'pwaʤi/
English: See mlipwa.
Mlipwaji ni mtu anayepokea malipo kwa kazi aliyofanya.
A payee is one who receives payment for work done.
/mli'ʃa/
English: A person who feeds others; server. A herdsman caring for livestock. A person who handles household needs.
Mlisha aligawa chakula kwa wanafunzi.
The server distributed food to the students.
/mli'ʃaʤi/
English: Person or business that provides food services to institutions.
Mlishaji hutoa huduma za chakula mashuleni na hospitalini.
The caterer provides food services in schools and hospitals.
/mli'ʃi/
English: See mlisha.
Mlishi hufuga wanyama na kuwapa chakula kila siku.
The herder feeds his livestock every day.
/mliʃi'zaʤi/
English: One who grazes livestock and brings them back. One who feeds animals on others' farms. One who gives money to a dancer. One who forces another to eat or swallow.
Mlishizaji huyo aliwalisha ng'ombe kwenye shamba la jirani.
That grazer fed the cattle on a neighbor's farm.
/mliʃi'zi/
English: A person who gives a bribe.
Mlishizi alikamatwa akijaribu kumhonga afisa.
The briber was caught trying to pay off an officer.
/mliʃi'zo/
English: Skill of fishing or making fish eat bait. Method of trapping criminals.
Polisi walitumia mlishizo maalum kuwakamata wahalifu.
The police used a special trap to catch the criminals.
/mliʃi'zo/
English: See usilimisho².
Mlishizo wa pili una maana sawa na usilimisho wa pili.
The second form of mlishizo means the same as usilimisho².
/mli'ʃo/
English: The act of fish eating bait on a hook.
Mlisho wa samaki ulionekana wazi kwenye maji.
The fish biting the bait was visible in the water.
/mli'u/
English: A person of high social class or wealth.
Mliuu huyo aliishi maisha ya kifahari.
The wealthy man lived a luxurious life.
/mli'wa/
English: A fragrant tree whose bark is ground and used for body care.
Wanawake walitumia unga wa mliwa kujipaka mwilini.
Women used powdered mliwa bark for body application.
/mli'wazi/
English: A person who consoles or comforts someone in distress.
Mliwazi alimfariji rafiki yake aliyepoteza ndugu.
The comforter consoled his friend who lost a relative.
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