Kamusi ya Kiswahili
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/ˈpura/
English: 1. To knock down fruit with a stick. 2. To remove leaves by pulling. 3. To thresh grains
Alipura mahindi kwa fimbo.
He threshed the maize with a stick.
/ˈpura/
English: To dress well and adorn oneself
Alipura vizuri kwa sherehe.
She dressed up beautifully for the ceremony.
/ˈpura/
English: To beat or scrub clothes when washing
Mama alipura nguo kwa nguvu mtoni.
Mother scrubbed the clothes vigorously at the river.
/puˈraji/
English: A machine used for harvesting grain; a harvester
Wakulima walinunua puraji mpya.
The farmers bought a new harvester.
/ˈpure/
English: 1. Food made from unhusked grains. 2. A mixture of beans and maize
Waliandaa pure ya maharage na mahindi.
They prepared a mixture of beans and maize.
/ˈpure/
English: Rice that has not softened due to poor cooking
Wali huu ni pure, haujaiva vizuri.
This rice is undercooked and still hard.
/ˈpuri/
English: Rolling paper
Alinunua puri kwa ajili ya sigara.
He bought rolling papers for cigarettes.
/ˈpuri/
English: Masturbation
Puri ni neno lingine la punyeto.
Puri is another word for masturbation.
/ˈpuru/
English: The anus
Daktari alimuuliza kuhusu maumivu kwenye puru.
The doctor asked about pain in the anus.
/ˈpuru/
English: Shorts or trousers with a string or elastic waistband
Alivaa puru nyeusi za michezo.
He wore black elastic sports shorts.
/ˈpuru/
English: See mjiko¹ (elbow)
Angalia neno mjiko¹ kwa maana.
See mjiko¹ for the meaning.
/puruˈchuka/
English: 1. To suddenly escape from the hand. 2. To escape from a trap
Samaki alipuru-chuka na kuruka majini.
The fish slipped away and jumped back into the water.
/puˈruka/
English: 1. To fly (birds or insects). 2. To run away or disappear
Ndege walipuruka angani.
The birds flew in the sky.
/puruˈkusha/
English: 1. To scorn; to look down upon. 2. To avoid a situation by talking nonsense
Usipurukushe hoja zako.
Don't avoid your argument by talking nonsense.
/puruˈkushani/
English: 1. The state of being evasive. 2. Chaos or confusion. 3. A lot of noisy movement
Kulikuwa na purukushani sokoni leo.
There was chaos in the market today.
/puruˈpuru/
English: Lively; cheerful
Watoto walikuwa purupuru wakicheza uwanjani.
The children were cheerful while playing in the yard.
/puˈrura/
English: 1. To gather all the fruits from a tree. 2. To pull off all leaves
Walipurura majani yote ya miti.
They plucked all the leaves from the trees.
/puruˈrua/
English: To remove leaves from a branch by pulling
Alipururua tawi la mti.
He stripped the branch of its leaves.
/puruˈrua/
English: To remove grains from a maize cob; to shell
Walipururua mahindi baada ya kuvuna.
They shelled the maize after harvesting.
/puruˈruka/
English: To slide down a tree trunk with no branches
Alipururuka chini ya mnazi haraka.
He slid quickly down the coconut tree.
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