Kamusi ya Kiswahili
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/mrija/
English: 1. A hollow tube for sucking or passing liquids. 2. A thin pipe for fluids.
Mrija wa mpira ulitumika kuvuta maji kisimani.
The rubber tube was used to draw water from the well.
/mrija/
English: 1. The act of benefiting from others' work. 2. Exploitation or taking advantage of others.
Mrija wa wafanyakazi ni tabia mbaya kazini.
Exploiting workers is a bad habit at work.
/Mrima/
English: A coastal region of Tanzania about twenty kilometers inland.
Wamrima wanaishi karibu na pwani ya Bahari ya Hindi.
The Wamrima people live near the coast of the Indian Ocean.
/mrina/
English: A person who extracts honey; a honey collector.
Mrina wa asali alipanda mti kuchukua sega.
The honey gatherer climbed the tree to collect honeycombs.
/mrinaji/
English: See: mrina.
Taz. mrina.
See: honey collector.
/mrindimo/
English: A loud sound or echo; noise or vibration.
Mrindimo wa radi uliitikisa nyumba.
The thunder's roar shook the house.
/mrindimo/
English: (Linguistics) Sound caused by vocal cord vibration.
Sauti hii hutokana na mrindimo wa nyuzi sauti.
This sound is produced by the vibration of vocal cords.
/mringaji/
English: A proud or arrogant person; one who shows off.
Mringaji huyo hujiona bora kuliko wenzake.
That boastful person thinks he's better than others.
/mrisada/
English: An ambush or surprise attack.
Wapiganaji walifanya mrisada usiku.
The fighters carried out an ambush at night.
/Mrisho/
English: The month before Rajab in the Islamic calendar.
Mrisho unatangulia mwezi wa Rajabu.
Mrisho comes before the month of Rajab.
/mrisi/
English: The lowest card or score in a card game; to lose completely.
Alibaki na mrisi baada ya raundi ya mwisho.
He was left with the lowest card after the final round.
/mrithi/
English: An heir; a person who inherits property from the deceased.
Mrithi wa mali alisajiliwa rasmi kortini.
The heir to the property was officially registered in court.
/mrithisha/
English: A person who distributes inheritance; an executor.
Mrithisha aligawa mali kwa warithi wote kwa usawa.
The executor distributed the inheritance equally among all heirs.
/mrizabu/
English: A water outlet or tap from a tank, used for washing.
Maji yalitiririka kutoka mrizabu wa tangi.
Water flowed from the tank's tap.
/mrogaji/
English: A sorcerer; one who uses witchcraft to harm others.
Mrogaji alishtakiwa kwa kutumia uchawi kijijini.
The sorcerer was accused of witchcraft in the village.
/mrogi/
English: See: mrogaji.
Taz. mrogaji.
See: sorcerer.
/mrogonyo/
English: Speaking incomprehensible or muttered words.
Aliongea kwa mrogonyo asiyeeleweka.
He spoke in an unintelligible mumble.
/mrogonyo/
English: Deception or trickery.
Mrogonyo wake ulisababisha wengine kupoteza pesa.
His deceit caused others to lose money.
/mroho/
English: 1. A greedy eater. 2. One with insatiable desire.
Mroho huyo alikula chakula chote peke yake.
The glutton ate all the food alone.
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