Kamusi ya Kiswahili

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pofusha

/poˈfuʃa/

English: To cause blindness

Example (Swahili):

Moshi mwingi unaweza kupofusha.

Example (English):

Excess smoke can cause blindness.

poga

/ˈpoga/

English: To reduce body size; lose weight

Example (Swahili):

Ameanza kupoga baada ya mazoezi.

Example (English):

He has started losing weight after exercising.

pogo

/ˈpogo/

English: 1. Squinting; looking with one eye closed. 2. See pongo

Example (Swahili):

Alimwangalia kwa macho ya pogo.

Example (English):

He looked at him with squinting eyes.

pogoa

/poˈgoa/

English: To prune tree branches

Example (Swahili):

Wakulima walipogoa miti ya kahawa.

Example (English):

The farmers pruned the coffee trees.

pogoka

/poˈgoka/

English: To become misguided in thinking

Example (Swahili):

Wamepogoka kwa kuamini uvumi huo.

Example (English):

They are misguided for believing that rumor.

pogoo

/poˈgoo/

English: Green branch; palm frond used for weaving

Example (Swahili):

Alitumia pogoo kutengeneza mkeka.

Example (English):

He used palm fronds to make a mat.

pogopogo

/pogoˈpogo/

English: Carelessly; haphazardly

Example (Swahili):

Alifagia nyumba pogopogo.

Example (English):

She swept the house carelessly.

pointi

/ˈpointi/

English: 1. Points in exams or games. 2. Key point in an argument

Example (Swahili):

Alipata pointi nyingi kwenye mtihani.

Example (English):

He scored many points in the exam.

pojaa

/poˈjaa/

English: To swell subsiding; to go down after swelling

Example (Swahili):

Jeraha limeanza pojaa.

Example (English):

The swelling has started to go down.

pojazaa

/pojaˈzaa/

English: To reduce speed; to loosen

Example (Swahili):

Dereva alipojazaa kabla ya kona.

Example (English):

The driver slowed down before the bend.

pojea

/poˈjea/

English: See pucha

Example (Swahili):

Angalia neno pucha kwa maana.

Example (English):

See the word pucha for meaning.

pojo

/ˈpojo/

English: Chickpea

Example (Swahili):

Wanapenda kupika pojo kwa nazi.

Example (English):

They like cooking chickpeas with coconut milk.

poka

/ˈpoka/

English: To snatch; take by force

Example (Swahili):

Mnyang'anyi alipoka pochi ya mwanamke.

Example (English):

The thief snatched the woman's purse.

pokea

/poˈkea/

English: To receive; welcome; help; answer (phone)

Example (Swahili):

Alipokea simu haraka.

Example (English):

He answered the phone quickly.

pokeza

/poˈkeza/

English: To cause to receive; to hand over

Example (Swahili):

Alimpokeza bahasha yenye barua.

Example (English):

He handed over the envelope containing the letter.

pokezana

/pokeˈzana/

English: To take turns; to pass from one to another

Example (Swahili):

Walipokezana kuzungumza mbele ya wageni.

Example (English):

They took turns speaking before the guests.

poko

/ˈpoko/

English: 1. Expression of contempt (interjection). 2. A prostitute

Example (Swahili):

Alimtukana kwa kusema "poko wewe!"

Example (English):

He insulted her, saying "you prostitute!"

pokonya

/poˈkonya/

English: To take by force; to snatch

Example (Swahili):

Polisi walimpokonya bunduki.

Example (English):

The police seized his gun.

pokonyoka

/pokonˈyoka/

English: To escape from someone's grasp

Example (Swahili):

Mfungwa alipokonyoka mkononi mwa askari.

Example (English):

The prisoner escaped from the guards' hands.

pokonywa

/pokonˈywa/

English: To be robbed of something

Example (Swahili):

Alipokonywa pochi yake na vibaka.

Example (English):

She was robbed of her purse by thieves.

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