Kamusi ya Kiswahili
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/m'sitiri/
English: A person who hides or protects another's shame.
Msitiri alimlinda rafiki yake dhidi ya aibu.
The protector shielded his friend from embarrassment.
/m'situ/
English: A forest or wooded area full of plants and trees.
Wanyama wengi huishi katika msitu mnene.
Many animals live in the dense forest.
/m'siwana/
English: A woman without children.
Msiwana huyo aliishi peke yake kijijini.
That childless woman lived alone in the village.
/m'sizi/
English: A plant that produces black sap used to make ink.
Waliandaa wino kwa kutumia utomvu wa msizi.
They made ink using the sap from the msizi plant.
/m'soa/
English: A procession or group of people moving toward a place.
Msoa wa wanafunzi ulionekana barabarani.
A procession of students was seen on the road.
/m'sobesobe/
English: Disorderly; without respect or order.
Alizungumza kwa msobesobe bila kuzingatia heshima.
He spoke carelessly without showing respect.
/m'sogetʃo/
English: The act or state of moving closer.
Msogeco wa watu ulionekana kwenye lango la uwanja.
The movement of people was seen at the stadium gate.
/m'sogezo/
English: The act of shifting or moving something.
Msogezo wa meza ulirahisisha kufagia chumba.
Moving the table made it easier to sweep the room.
/m'sokotaji/
English: A person who twists or weaves things; a cigarette roller.
Msokotaji alitengeneza kamba kwa ustadi mkubwa.
The twister made the rope skillfully.
/m'sokotano/
English: A state of entanglement; congestion or tension.
Kulikuwa na msokotano mkubwa wa magari mjini.
There was a huge traffic jam in the city.
/m'sokoto/
English: Something made by twisting; e.g., a hand-rolled cigarette.
Alivuta msokoto wa tumbaku chini ya mti.
He smoked a hand-rolled cigarette under the tree.
/m'solo/
English: A plant whose seeds are used in a traditional game.
Wavulana walicheza mchezo wa mbegu za msolo.
The boys played a game using msolo seeds.
/m'soma/
English: A drum played by both men and women.
Msoma ulipigwa kwa nguvu wakati wa sherehe.
The msoma drum was beaten loudly during the ceremony.
/m'somaʤi/
English: A reader; one who reads habitually or proofreads.
Msomaji huyo alisoma kitabu hicho kwa siku mbili.
The reader finished the book in two days.
/m'somamawazo/
English: A mind reader; one who discerns another's thoughts.
Msomamawazo alijua kila mtu anachofikiria.
The mind reader knew what everyone was thinking.
/m'sombo/
English: A porridge made from beans and grains.
Waliandaa msombo kwa chakula cha mchana.
They prepared a bean porridge for lunch.
/m'sombo/
English: A chemical mixture; toothpaste.
Msombo hutumiwa kusafisha meno kila siku.
The paste is used daily to clean teeth.
/msome'ʃaʤi/
English: A person who teaches reading; instructor.
Msomeshaji alifundisha watoto kusoma herufi.
The teacher taught children how to read letters.
/m'somi/
English: A learned person; scholar.
Msomi huyo aliandika vitabu vingi vya elimu.
The scholar wrote many educational books.
/m'sondani/
English: A sociable or humorous person.
Msondani huyo aliwachekesha wote darasani.
That sociable person made everyone in class laugh.
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