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petea

/peˈtea/

English: To kneel down

Example (Swahili):

Alipetea kuomba msamaha.

Example (English):

He knelt down to apologize.

peteka

/peˈteka/

English: To be bent or slightly curved

Example (Swahili):

Fimbo imepeteka baada ya mvua.

Example (English):

The stick has bent after the rain.

peteko

/peˈteko/

English: A person who is mentally impaired

Example (Swahili):

Walimchukulia peteko huyo kwa huruma.

Example (English):

They treated the mentally ill man with compassion.

peteo¹

/peˈteo/

English: Round sieve used for filtering flour or grains

Example (Swahili):

Alitumia peteo kuchuja unga.

Example (English):

She used a round sieve to sift the flour.

peteo²

/peˈteo/

English: Ring-like structure found in cells or biology

Example (Swahili):

Wanasayansi waligundua peteo ndani ya chembe.

Example (English):

Scientists discovered a ring-like structure inside the cell.

peto

/ˈpeto/

English: Fold, crease, or wrinkle

Example (Swahili):

Shati limepata peto baada ya kuoshwa.

Example (English):

The shirt has wrinkles after washing.

petroli

/peˈtroli/

English: Petrol; gasoline

Example (Swahili):

Gari lilisimama kwa sababu lilikosa petroli.

Example (English):

The car stopped because it ran out of petrol.

petua

/peˈtua/

English: To turn something inside out or invert

Example (Swahili):

Alipetua soksi baada ya kuifua.

Example (English):

He turned the socks inside out after washing them.

petwapetwa

/petwaˈpetwa/

English: To be pampered or spoiled

Example (Swahili):

Mtoto huyu amekuwa petwapetwa mno.

Example (English):

This child has been overly pampered.

peupe

/peˈupe/

English: Empty space or barren place

Example (Swahili):

Eneo hilo lilikuwa peupe bila miti.

Example (English):

The area was empty without trees.

pevu¹

/ˈpevu/

English: Ripe, mature, or thoughtful

Example (Swahili):

Tunda hili limeiva na kuwa pevu.

Example (English):

This fruit is ripe and ready.

pevu²

/ˈpevu/

English: A gentle wind spirit (mythical)

Example (Swahili):

Walisema pevu inapita usiku kimya kimya.

Example (English):

They said a gentle spirit passes quietly at night.

pevua

/peˈvua/

English: To cause ripening or maturity

Example (Swahili):

Jua limepevua matunda yote.

Example (English):

The sun has ripened all the fruits.

pevuka¹

/peˈvuka/

English: To mature (person)

Example (Swahili):

Kijana huyo amevuka na kuwa pevu.

Example (English):

That young man has matured.

pevuka²

/peˈvuka/

English: To ripen (fruit or crop)

Example (Swahili):

Embe limepevuka vizuri.

Example (English):

The mango has ripened well.

pevusha¹

/peˈvuʃa/

English: To ripen or mature something

Example (Swahili):

Jua kali lilipévuşa ndizi.

Example (English):

The strong sun ripened the bananas.

pevusha²

/peˈvuʃa/

English: To be heavily pregnant (figurative)

Example (Swahili):

Mimba yake imepevusha kabisa.

Example (English):

Her pregnancy is fully developed.

pewa¹

/ˈpewa/

English: To go off course; to stray

Example (Swahili):

Jahazi lilipéwa na upepo baharini.

Example (English):

The dhow drifted off course in the sea.

pewa²

/ˈpewa/

English: To be given; to receive something

Example (Swahili):

Alipewa zawadi na mwalimu.

Example (English):

He was given a gift by the teacher.

peza

/ˈpeza/

English: To miss someone after a long time apart

Example (Swahili):

Nimeanza kukupeza tangu uondoke.

Example (English):

I've started to miss you since you left.

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