Kamusi ya Kiswahili
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/ˈpumbu/
English: A swelling disease of the testicles; hernia
Mgonjwa huyo anaugua pumbu.
That patient suffers from hernia.
/pumbuˈwaa/
English: To be astonished or amazed
Alipumbuwaa baada ya kusikia habari hizo.
He was astonished after hearing the news.
/ˈpumu/
English: Asthma
Mtoto wangu ana pumu tangu utotoni.
My child has had asthma since childhood.
/pumuˈa/
English: 1. To breathe. 2. To rest after hard work
Pumua kidogo baada ya mazoezi.
Take a breath after exercising.
/pumuˈa/
English: To punish, especially for not paying a fee
Wanafunzi walipumuliwa kwa kutolipa ada.
The students were punished for not paying fees.
/ˈpumzi/
English: 1. Breath. 2. Air put into something like a tire
Hana pumzi ya kutosha kupiga mbio.
He doesn't have enough breath to run fast.
/ˈpumzi/
English: The life force that keeps a human alive
Mungu ndiye anayetoa na kuchukua pumzi ya uhai.
God gives and takes away the breath of life.
/pumˈzika/
English: 1. To rest. 2. (Euphemism) To die
Wacha nipumzike kidogo.
Let me rest a bit.
/pumˈziko/
English: The state of resting; a break from work
Wafanyakazi walipata pumziko la mchana.
The workers had an afternoon break.
/pumˈziʃa/
English: 1. To make someone rest. 2. To retire someone from work
Kampuni ilimpumzisha baada ya miaka mingi ya kazi.
The company retired him after many years of work.
/ˈpuna/
English: To play lightly with something (e.g., hair or beard)
Alikuwa akipuna ndevu zake.
He was playing with his beard.
/ˈpuna/
English: 1. To remove the outer skin; to peel. 2. To wipe sweat
Alipuna ngozi ya nazi kwa kisu.
He peeled the coconut skin with a knife.
/ˈpuna/
English: To cut or reduce size or thickness of something
Fundi alipuna ubao ili upungue unene.
The carpenter trimmed the wood to reduce its thickness.
/ˈpuna/
English: To get something through trickery; to cheat
Alimpuna rafiki yake pesa.
He cheated his friend out of money.
/ˈpuna/
English: To rub a body part that hurts
Alipuna mguu baada ya kuanguka.
He rubbed his leg after falling.
/ˈpunda/
English: A donkey
Punda hubeba mizigo mizito.
A donkey carries heavy loads.
/ˈpunda/
English: A type of banana plant, tall and green with black spots
Shamba la punda limeanza kuzaa matunda.
The punda banana plantation has started bearing fruit.
/ˈpunda/
English: A type of leg shackle worn by dancers in traditional Tanzanian dances
Alivaa punda miguuni wakati wa ngoma.
He wore leg shackles during the dance.
/pundamiˈlia/
English: Zebra
Pundamilia walikuwa wakila majani porini.
The zebras were grazing in the wild.
/pundamˈwiːtu/
English: Zebra (alternative word)
Tuliona pundamwitu wengi Serengeti.
We saw many zebras in the Serengeti.
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