Kamusi ya Kiswahili
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/mton'gozeɡii/
English: Someone who woos on behalf of another.
Mtongozegii alimpelekea msichana ujumbe wa rafiki yake.
The go-between delivered a message to the girl on his friend's behalf.
/mtope'tope/
English: A tree with bumpy fruit.
Matunda ya mtopetope yana ladha tamu na harufu kali.
The fruit of the mtopetope tree is sweet and strongly scented.
/mto'pezi/
English: Expert; specialist.
Mtopezi wa lugha hiyo alifundisha wanafunzi kwa ustadi.
The language expert taught the students skillfully.
/mto'ri/
English: A dish of mashed bananas and meat.
Mtori ni chakula maarufu miongoni mwa Wachagga.
Mtori is a popular dish among the Chagga people.
/mto'ria/
English: A tree with apricot-like fruit.
Mtoria hutoa matunda madogo yenye ladha tamu.
The mtoria tree bears small, sweet fruits.
/mto'riri/
English: Front tip of a hat or turban.
Alinyanyua mtoriri wa kilemba kuangalia vizuri.
He lifted the front of his turban to see clearly.
/mto'riro/
English: A creeping plant used as a vegetable.
Mtoriro huongezwa kwenye mboga kwa ladha na virutubisho.
The creeping plant is added to vegetables for flavor and nutrition.
/mto'ro/
English: Runaway; fugitive.
Mtoro alikamatwa baada ya kujificha kwa miezi mitatu.
The fugitive was caught after hiding for three months.
/mtoshele'zano/
English: Mutualism (in biology).
Mtoshelezano kati ya nyuki na maua husaidia uchavushaji.
Mutualism between bees and flowers aids pollination.
/mto'to/
English: Child.
Mtoto alicheka kwa furaha alipomwona mamake.
The child laughed with joy when he saw his mother.
/mto'to/
English: Eye disease (trachoma).
Mtoto huyo alipata mtoto machoni na alihitaji matibabu.
The child developed trachoma and needed medical treatment.
/mto'to/
English: Small attached part (e.g., drawer).
Kabati lina mtoto mdogo upande wa chini.
The cabinet has a small drawer at the bottom.
/mto'vu/
English: Someone lacking something.
Mtu mtovu wa adabu hatapendwa na jamii.
A person lacking manners will not be liked by society.
/mto'we/
English: See: mtoria.
Wengine hutumia neno mtowe badala ya mtoria.
Some people use the word mtowe instead of mtoria.
/mto'za/
English: Tax collector.
Mtoza alitembelea soko kukusanya kodi za wafanyabiashara.
The tax collector visited the market to collect traders' taxes.
/mtu/
English: Person; human being.
Kila mtu ana haki sawa mbele ya sheria.
Every person has equal rights before the law.
/mtu wa 'muŋgu/
English: God-fearing person.
Mtu wa Mungu huishi kwa amani na upendo.
A God-fearing person lives in peace and love.
/mtu'a/
English: Wild eggplant tree.
Mtua hukua kando ya njia na hutumika kama dawa.
The wild eggplant tree grows by the roadside and is used medicinally.
/mtu'baki/
English: Impartial person; outsider.
Mtubaki hakuchukua upande wowote katika mjadala huo.
The impartial observer took no side in the debate.
/mtu'chi/
English: Swelling in a woman's breast.
Daktari aligundua mtuchi kwenye titi la mgonjwa.
The doctor detected a swelling in the woman's breast.
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