Kamusi ya Kiswahili
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/mwa'o/
English: Wooden block used in boats to keep items dry.
Alitumia mwao kuweka mizigo juu ya maji.
He used a wooden block to keep the load above water.
/mwa'o/
English: Split log or barrel used as a trough for animals.
Ng'ombe walikunywa maji kutoka mwao.
The cows drank water from the trough.
/mwa'o/
English: Type of traditional Swahili drum.
Walicheza ngoma ya mwao wakati wa sherehe.
They played the mwao drum during the celebration.
/mwa'pili/
English: Second-born child.
Yeye ndiye mwapili wa familia.
He is the second-born of the family.
/mwa'piʃi/
English: Cook; one who prepares food.
Mwapishi alipika chakula cha sherehe.
The cook prepared food for the ceremony.
/mwa'pito/
English: Passage; crossing.
Kulikuwa na mwapito kati ya milima miwili.
There was a passage between the two mountains.
/mwapu'za/
English: A person who disregards or scorns things.
Yeye ni mwapuuza wa maadili.
He is one who disregards morals.
/mwapu'za/
English: Habit of ignoring something.
Tabia yake ya mwapuza imemletea matatizo.
His habit of ignoring things brought him problems.
/mwa'rabu/
English: Arab person.
Mwarabu huyo alisafiri kutoka Uarabuni.
The Arab man traveled from Arabia.
/mwa'randa/
English: Anus.
Alipata maumivu sehemu ya mwaranda.
He felt pain in the anus.
/mwa'ri/
English: (1) Girl initiated into adulthood. (2) A trainee. (3) Mature but unmarried girl. (4) Newlywed. (5) Hospitalized patient.
Mwari alifundishwa maisha ya utu uzima.
The girl was trained in adulthood responsibilities.
/mwa'ri/
English: See mwendambize.
Tazama pia mwendambize.
See also mwendambize.
/mwa'ridi/
English: Rose plant.
Bustani ilikuwa na maua ya mwaridi.
The garden had rose flowers.
/mwa'rita/
English: See mharita.
Tazama pia mharita.
See also mharita.
/mwaru'baini/
English: Neem tree.
Watu hutumia majani ya mwarubaini kama dawa.
People use neem tree leaves as medicine.
/mwa'sa/
English: Adviser; one who warns against doing something.
Mwasa alimkanya kijana dhidi ya marafiki wabaya.
The adviser warned the youth against bad friends.
/mwa'ʃa/
English: One who lights, e.g., a lamp.
Mwasha alifungua taa jioni.
The lighter lit the lamp in the evening.
/mwa'ʃa/
English: Verb (see jimwashamwasha).
Tazama pia jimwashamwasha.
See also jimwashamwasha.
/mwa'ʃa/
English: A type of dance performed by girls in Lamu.
Wasichana walicheza mwasha kisiwani Lamu.
The girls performed the mwasha dance in Lamu.
/mwa'ʃege/
English: Large amount of money.
Alirithi mwashege kutoka kwa babu yake.
He inherited a lot of money from his grandfather.
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