Kamusi ya Kiswahili
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/pembeˈdʒeo/
English: Farming inputs such as seeds and fertilizer
Serikali ilisambaza pembejeo kwa wakulima.
The government distributed farm inputs to farmers.
/pembeˈdʒeo/
English: A plea showing humility or submission
Alitoa pembejeo akiomba msamaha.
He made a humble plea for forgiveness.
/pembeˈdʒo/
English: The outer part of the thigh
Alijeruhiwa kwenye pembejo la mguu.
He was injured on the outer thigh.
/pembeˈkali/
English: An acute angle (less than 90°)
Pembekali ni ndogo kuliko pembe ya mraba.
An acute angle is smaller than a right angle.
/pembeˈkuu/
English: A reflex angle (greater than 180°)
Mchoro unaonyesha pembekuu moja.
The drawing shows one reflex angle.
/pembeˈni/
English: To stand aside
Simama pembeni magari yapite.
Stand aside and let the cars pass.
/pembeˈni/
English: Beside; next to
Kiti chake kiko pembeni ya dirisha.
His seat is beside the window.
/pembeˈni/
English: Private part or secret place
Walizungumza pembeni bila wengine kusikia.
They spoke privately so others wouldn't hear.
/pembeˈnne/
English: A quadrilateral; a shape with four sides
Mraba ni mfano wa pembenne.
A square is an example of a quadrilateral.
/pembeˈnraba/
English: Carpenter's square used for measuring right angles
Fundi alitumia pembenraba kupima kona.
The carpenter used a square to measure the corner.
/pembeˈsaba/
English: A heptagon; a seven-sided shape
Alijifunza kuchora pembesaba kwenye somo la hisabati.
He learned to draw a heptagon in math class.
/pembeˈsawa/
English: Having equal angles
Pembetatu hii ni pembesawa kwa sababu pembe zake zote ni sawa.
This triangle is equiangular because all its angles are equal.
/pembeˈsita/
English: A hexagon; a six-sided shape
Asali huhifadhiwa katika miraba ya pembesita.
Honey is stored in hexagonal cells.
/pembeˈtano/
English: A pentagon; a five-sided shape
Nyumba ina paa la umbo la pembetano.
The house has a pentagon-shaped roof.
/pembeˈtatu/
English: A triangle; shape with three sides
Walijifunza aina tatu za pembetatu.
They learned three types of triangles.
/pembeˈza/
English: To marginalize or ignore
Jamii haipaswi kupembeza maskini.
Society should not marginalize the poor.
/pembeˈza/
English: To sway hips while dancing
Alipembeza kiuno kwa muziki.
She swayed her hips to the music.
/pembeˈzoni/
English: Aside; away from others
Alikaa pembezoni kusoma kwa utulivu.
He sat aside to read quietly.
/pembeˈzoni/
English: Marginalized place or area
Watu wa pembezoni mara nyingi husahaulika.
People in marginalized areas are often forgotten.
/ˈpembo/
English: Rope used to lift submerged objects
Wavuvi walitumia pembo kuvuta mtumbwi.
The fishermen used a rope to pull the canoe.
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