Kamusi ya Kiswahili
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/mmavi'mavi/
English: A creeping plant with a strong unpleasant odor.
Mmavimavi hukua haraka katika maeneo yenye unyevunyevu.
The stinking plant grows fast in moist areas.
/mm'bea/
English: A gossip or person who spreads others' affairs.
Mmbea alieneza uvumi kuhusu jirani zake.
The gossip spread rumors about his neighbors.
/mm'buʤi/
English: A stylish or elegant person.
Mmbuji alivaa mavazi ya kuvutia kwenye sherehe.
The stylish person wore attractive clothes to the party.
/mm'ea/
English: A living thing with stem, leaves, and roots; plant.
Mmea huu unahitaji maji mengi ili kukua vizuri.
This plant needs plenty of water to grow well.
/mm'eɡo/
English: A small piece cut from something larger. The act of cutting or breaking off a part.
Alikata mmego wa mkate na kumpa rafiki yake.
He cut a piece of bread and gave it to his friend.
/mmel'ea/
English: See ngurukia.
Watu wengine huita mmelea badala ya ngurukia.
Some people call the plant mmelea instead of ngurukia.
/mmɛŋ'ɛɲo/
English: The process of digesting food; digestion.
Mmeng'enyo mzuri wa chakula husaidia afya bora.
Good digestion promotes better health.
/mmɛnya'no/
English: A competition or contest.
Kulikuwa na mmenyano mkali kati ya timu mbili.
There was a fierce contest between the two teams.
/mmɛnyu'ko/
English: A chemical reaction that occurs when two substances combine.
Mmenyuko kati ya tindikali na alkali huzalisha chumvi.
The reaction between acid and alkali produces salt.
/mmere'meto/
English: Flexibility; the state of being soft or pliable.
Mbao hizi zina mmeremeto unaofanya kazi ya useremala iwe rahisi.
These boards have flexibility that makes carpentry easier.
/mm'eːto/
English: See mug'ao.
Wazee walitumia neno mmeto badala ya mug'ao.
Elders used the word mmeto instead of mug'ao.
/mmilika'ʤi/
English: A person who owns property; an owner.
Mmiliki wa nyumba hiyo aliweka tangazo la kuuza.
The owner of the house put up a "for sale" notice.
/mmil'iki/
English: Owner; possessor of something.
Huyu ndiye mmiliki wa gari jekundu lililoko nje.
This is the owner of the red car outside.
/mmimi'niko/
English: Overflow or increase in quantity.
Maji yalikuwa yakitiririka kwa mmiminiko mkubwa.
Water was flowing in great abundance.
/mmisio'nari/
English: A Christian missionary spreading faith.
Mmisionari alihubiri injili vijijini.
The missionary preached the gospel in villages.
/mmoŋoɲo'ko/
English: See mnomonoyoko.
Mmong'onyoko wa udongo ni tatizo katika mashamba ya milimani.
Soil erosion is a problem in hillside farms.
/mmumu'njo/
English: The act of dissolving or melting.
Mmumunyo wa sukari ndani ya chai hufanyika haraka.
The dissolving of sugar in tea happens quickly.
/mmumu'njo/
English: A dissolved liquid or substance.
Mmumunyo wa chumvi ulikuwa tayari kwa kunyunyizia nyama.
The salt solution was ready to sprinkle on meat.
/mmumu'je/
English: See mmung'unye.
Wengine husema mmumuye badala ya mmung'unye.
Some people say mmumuye instead of mmung'unye.
/mmumu'jiko/
English: The softening of something hard through moisture or saliva.
Peremende zilipoteza ugumu kwa mmumuyiko wa mate.
The sweets lost their hardness due to saliva softening.
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