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1 wash
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] ceremonially wash the feet[Swahili Word] -tawadha miguu[Part of Speech] verb[Terminology] religious------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] have something washed[Swahili Word] -oshewa[Part of Speech] verb[Class] appl-pass[Derived Word] oga V[English Example] I don't even want to have things washed[Swahili Example] wala vyombo sitaki kuoshewa [Abd]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] small open area adjoining a house where one may wash one' s hands and face etc.[Swahili Word] maliwato[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] wash[Swahili Word] -kosha[Part of Speech] verb[Class] causative[Swahili Example] Rehema alichukua sinia ya vyombo, akavikosha [Sul]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] wash[Swahili Word] -osha[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] It is not washable.[Swahili Example] haiosheki------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] wash (cloth, by rubbing between the hands)[Swahili Word] -jajaga[Part of Speech] verb[Note] rare------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] wash (clothes)[Swahili Word] -chachaga[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] wash (esp. after using the toilet)[Swahili Word] -chamba[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] wash (hands or face or feet)[Swahili Word] -nawa[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] water for washing.[Swahili Example] maji ya kunawa.------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] wash (the body)[Swahili Word] -oga[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] It is not possible to wash in this sea[Swahili Example] baharini hapa hapaogeleki------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] wash away[Swahili Word] -kokoa[Part of Speech] verb[Swahili Example] maji yameukokolea mchanga------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] wash ceremonially[Swahili Word] -tawadha[Part of Speech] verb[Terminology] religious------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] wash clothes[Swahili Word] -fua nguo[Part of Speech] verb[Swahili Example] utaweza, lakini, kufua na kuosha vyombo [Abd]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] wash clothes[Swahili Word] -pua nguo[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] wash gently (fine fabrics)[Swahili Word] -chanyata[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] wash someone[Swahili Word] -ogesha[Part of Speech] verb[Class] causative[Derived Word] oga V[English Example] After washing her daughter[Swahili Example] baada ya kumwogesha binti yake [Muk]------------------------------------------------------------ -
2 beat
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be beaten[Swahili Word] -pigwa[Part of Speech] verb[Class] passive[English Example] (s)he feared being beaten[Swahili Example] aliogopa kupigwa [Kez]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be beaten[Swahili Word] -shindwa[Part of Speech] verb[Class] passive[English Example] our ball team was beaten[Swahili Example] timu yetu ya mpira ilishindwa------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] beat[Swahili Word] -babatika[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] beat with the wings[Swahili Example] beat mbawa------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] beat[Swahili Word] -chapa[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Language] Hindi[Related Words] mchapo[Swahili Definition] kupiga kwa fimbo au kiboko [Masomo 416][English Example] yeah, I should pick up a stick and beat you all[Swahili Example] ebu, nichukue fimbo niwachape [Masomo 416]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] beat[Swahili Word] -dodosa[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] beat[Swahili Word] -dunda[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] beat[Swahili Word] -ezeka[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] beat[Swahili Word] -fua[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] beat[Swahili Word] -fusa[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] beat[Swahili Word] -gogota[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] beat[Swahili Word] -gonga[Part of Speech] verb[Swahili Example] kengele ya pili iligonga na misa ikaanza [Kez]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] beat[Swahili Word] -gong'ota[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] beat[Swahili Word] -gota[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] beat[Swahili Word] -jalidi[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] jalada, mjelidi------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] beat[Swahili Word] -menya[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] beat[Swahili Word] -buta[Part of Speech] verb[Swahili Definition] kupiga, kugonga, kuchapa[English Example] beat a rug.[Swahili Example] puta zulia------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] beat[Swahili Word] -nesa[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] beat[Swahili Word] -nyuka[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] beat[Swahili Word] -piga[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] beat[Swahili Word] -pua[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] wash clothes.[Swahili Example] pua nguo------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] beat[Swahili Word] -pura[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] wash clothes.[Swahili Example] pura nguo------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] beat[Swahili Word] -purura[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] wash clothes.[Swahili Example] pura nguo------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] beat[Swahili Word] -puta[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] beat a rug.[Swahili Example] puta zulia------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] beat[Swahili Word] -pwita[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] beat[Swahili Word] -sakata[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] In the wedding parade, Hamisi beat the drum well[Swahili Example] Kwenye gwaride la harusi, Hamisi alisakata ngoma vizuri------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] beat[Swahili Word] -tanda[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] beat[Swahili Word] -titiga[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] beat[Swahili Word] -twanga[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] beat (heart)[Swahili Word] -papa[Part of Speech] verb[Related Words] papara, papio, papo, kipapa, kipapatiko, mpapatiko------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] beat (hides in preparing leather)[Swahili Word] -gong'ota[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] beat (hides in preparing leather)[Swahili Word] -kong'ota[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] beat (of the heart)[Swahili Word] -puma[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] The heart-beat went first on hearing that his/her mother had died[Swahili Example] Puma ya moyo ilimwenda mbio kusikia mama yake alifariki------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] beat (pillows or rugs)[Swahili Word] -ng'ota[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] beat (pillows or rugs)[Swahili Word] -ng'uta[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] beat a drum[Swahili Word] -gotagota[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] beat around the bush[Swahili Word] -diradira[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] beat someone with a stick[Swahili Word] -piga fimbo[Part of Speech] verb[Related Words] -piga------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] one who beats[English Plural] people who beat[Swahili Word] mpigaji[Swahili Plural] wapigaji[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 1/2[Derived Word] piga V------------------------------------------------------------ -
3 basin
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] basin[English Plural] basins[Swahili Word] bakuli[Swahili Plural] bakuli[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Derived Language] Arabic[English Example] saltcellar[Swahili Example] kibakuli cha chumvi------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] basin[English Plural] basins[Swahili Word] beseni[Swahili Plural] mabeseni[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] basin[English Plural] basins[Swahili Word] bia[Swahili Plural] mabia[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] basin[English Plural] basins[Swahili Word] karai[Swahili Plural] makarai[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6[Swahili Example] anachukua ndoo ya maji na karai na kuingia bafuni [Muk]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] metal basin used for washing the hands before and after meals[English Plural] basins[Swahili Word] tasa[Swahili Plural] tasa[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] wash basin[English Plural] wash basins[Swahili Word] karo[Swahili Plural] makaro[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6------------------------------------------------------------ -
4 circumcision
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] circumcision[Swahili Word] jando[Swahili Plural] majando[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] circumcision[English Plural] circumcisions[Swahili Word] kumbi[Swahili Plural] makumbi[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6[Note] rare------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] circumcision[Swahili Word] tahiri[Swahili Plural] tahiri[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Note] rare------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] circumcision[Swahili Word] tohara[Swahili Plural] tohara[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Derived Word] tahiri V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] circumcision[Swahili Word] utohara[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] circumcision hut (where boys stay before and after being circumcised)[English Plural] circumcision huts[Swahili Word] kumbi[Swahili Plural] makumbi[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] circumcision rite (boys)[Swahili Word] jando[Swahili Plural] majando[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] dambwa (secret place where preparations are made for circumcision ceremonies[Swahili Word] dambwa[Swahili Plural] madambwa[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] wash after circumcision[Swahili Word] -fidua[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] wash after circumcision[Swahili Word] -fudua[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------ -
5 blow
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] blow[English Plural] blows[Swahili Word] chapa[Swahili Plural] chapa[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Derived Language] Hindi[Related Words] mchapo------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] blow[Swahili Word] chomeo[Swahili Plural] machomeo[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] blow[Swahili Word] dharba[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] blow[Swahili Word] dharuba[Swahili Plural] dharuba[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] blow[English Plural] blows[Swahili Word] kipigo[Swahili Plural] vipigo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -piga------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] blow[Swahili Word] mchapo[Swahili Plural] michapo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 3/4[Derived Word] -chapa V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] blow[Swahili Word] mkupuo[Swahili Plural] mikupuo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 3/4[Derived Word] kupua V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] blow[Swahili Word] mpasuko[Swahili Plural] mipasuko[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 3/4[Derived Word] pasuka V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] blow[Swahili Word] mpigo[Swahili Plural] mipigo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 3/4[Derived Word] piga V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] blow[Swahili Word] mshindo[Swahili Plural] mishindo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 3/4------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] blow[Swahili Word] pigo[Swahili Plural] mapigo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6[Derived Word] piga V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] blow[Swahili Word] -puliza[Part of Speech] verb[Swahili Example] milizamu ikatutusika chini ya masikio yake kama iliyopulizwa [Sul]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] blow[Swahili Word] -puza[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] blow[Swahili Word] -vuma[Part of Speech] verb[Related Words] vumi, vumilivu, kivumi, mvumi, mvumo, uvumi, uvumilivu------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] blow (on the door)[Swahili Word] bisho[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] blow (sound of)[English Plural] blows[Swahili Word] kishindo[Swahili Plural] vishindo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -shinda------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] blow (with mouth or bellows)[Swahili Word] -vuvia[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] blow (with the mouth)[Swahili Word] -vivia[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] blow away[Swahili Word] -peperusha[Part of Speech] verb[Class] causative[English Example] As (s)he caused laughter and blew sweet words[Swahili Example] akiangusha vicheko na kupeperusha maneno matamu [Ya]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] blow bellows[Swahili Word] -vuguta[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] blow bellows[Swahili Word] -vukuta[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] blow on the ear[Swahili Word] mdukuo[Swahili Plural] midukuo[Part of Speech] noun[Derived Word] dukiza V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] blow out[Swahili Word] -zima[Part of Speech] verb[Related Words] -zimia, -zimika, -zimisha, -zimua, -zimwa[Swahili Example] alizima taa na usingizi ulimchukua [Kez]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] blow the nose[Swahili Word] -penga[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] blow the nose[Swahili Word] -piga pua[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] wash clothes.[Swahili Example] pura nguo------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] blow up[Swahili Word] -puliza[Part of Speech] verb[Swahili Example] milizamu ikatutusika chini ya masikio yake kama iliyopulizwa [Sul]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] blow up[Swahili Word] -vuvia[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] blow with the hand[Swahili Word] konzi[Swahili Plural] konzi[Part of Speech] noun[Derived Word] konde N[Swahili Example] piga konzi------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] blow with the wind[Swahili Word] -pepea[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------ -
6 cool
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be cool[Swahili Word] -burudi[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be cool[Swahili Word] -tabaradi[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be cooled[Swahili Word] -burudika[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] become cool[Swahili Word] -zizima[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] cool[Swahili Word] kikavu[Part of Speech] adjective[Derived Word] kavu, kauka V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] cool[Swahili Word] poa[Part of Speech] adjective[Note] response to "mambo" greeting------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] cool[Swahili Word] tulivu[Part of Speech] adjective[Derived Word] tua V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] cool[Swahili Word] -burudisha[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] cool[Swahili Word] -poa[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] cool by fanning[Swahili Word] -pepelea[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] Cool the food before eating[Swahili Example] Ukipepelee chakula kabla kula------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] cool down[Swahili Word] -zimua[Part of Speech] verb[Class] inversive[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -zima[Related Words] -zimuia, -zimuliwa, -zimuka, -zimusha[English Example] hot water was brought, she let the water cool down so she could wash the child[Swahili Example] maji ya moto yakaletwa, aliyazimua maji [...] amwoshe mtoto [Moh]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] cool off[Swahili Word] -poa[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] cool season (June-August)[English Plural] cool seasons[Swahili Word] kipupwe[Swahili Plural] vipupwe[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8[Terminology] meteorology------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] cool something off[Swahili Word] -poza[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] The mother cooled off the child's milk[Swahili Example] Mama alipoza maziwa ya mtoto------------------------------------------------------------ -
7 ear
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] barren ear of grain[English Plural] barren ears[Swahili Word] pepe[Swahili Plural] mapepe[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] ear[English Plural] ears[Swahili Word] sikio[Swahili Plural] masikio[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] sikia[English Example] the mother said to her children: "wash your <b>ears</b>, your faces, and your necks!"[Swahili Example] mama aliwasemea watoto wake: "naweni <b>masikio</b> yenu, nyuso zenu na shingo zenu!"[Terminology] anatomy------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] ear (of maize)[English Plural] ears of maize[Swahili Word] shuke[Swahili Plural] shuke[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] ear (of maize)[English Plural] ears of maize[Swahili Word] suke[Swahili Plural] masuke[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] ear ornament (round silver disc)[English Plural] ear ornaments[Swahili Word] jasi[Swahili Plural] majasi[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6[Note] rare------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] empty ear of maize[English Plural] empty ears of maize[Swahili Word] pepe[Swahili Plural] mapepe[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] prick up one's ears[Swahili Word] -tega sikio[Part of Speech] verb[Related Words] tega------------------------------------------------------------ -
8 harden
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] harden[Swahili Word] -tia pua[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] harden[Swahili Word] shupaza[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] shupavu Adj.------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] harden[Swahili Word] -tia pua[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] wash clothes.[Swahili Example] pura nguo------------------------------------------------------------ -
9 scum
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] green scum (on stagnant water)[Swahili Word] ugozi[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] scum[Swahili Word] povu[Swahili Plural] mapovu[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6[English Example] wash the scum sticking on the limbs[Swahili Example] Safisha povu lilioganda katika bafu------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] scum[Swahili Word] utando[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] scum[Swahili Word] utandu[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------ -
10 snort
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] snort[Swahili Word] -koroma[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] snort[Swahili Word] -chemua[Part of Speech] verb[Swahili Definition] fanya sauti kubwa kwa kutoa au kuvuta pumzi puani------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] snort[Swahili Word] -piga pua[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] wash clothes.[Swahili Example] pura nguo------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] snort[Swahili Word] -shamua[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------ -
11 temper
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] bad temper[Swahili Word] ukimwa[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] bad temper[Swahili Word] ununaji[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] bad temper[Swahili Word] ununo[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be bad tempered[Swahili Word] -piga pande[Part of Speech] verb[Related Words] -piga------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be bad-tempered[Swahili Word] -tukuta[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] evil temper[Swahili Word] ukorofi[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 14[Derived Word] Arabic[Swahili Example] mtu mwema kama yule, akazaa "ukorofi" kama wewe [Sul]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] good temper[Swahili Word] ucheshi[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 14[Derived Word] cheka V[Swahili Example] ucheshi na furaha yote imetoweka [Muk]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] hot-tempered[Swahili Word] habali[Part of Speech] adjective------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] temper[English Plural] tempers[Swahili Word] hamaki[Swahili Plural] hamaki[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] temper[Swahili Word] -tia pua[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] pers------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] temper[Swahili Word] -tia pua[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] wash clothes.[Swahili Example] pura nguo------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] temper[Swahili Word] -zimua[Part of Speech] verb[Class] inversive[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -zima[Related Words] -zimuia, -zimuliwa, -zimuka, -zimusha[English Example] Mansur's decency tempered his wife's wickedness[Swahili Example] huruma za Mansuri zilizimua uovu wa mkewe [Sul]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] temper (ceramic)[Swahili Word] sio[Swahili Plural] sio[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[English Definition] powdered potsherds mixed with clay for making new pots------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] violent temper[Swahili Word] usukumizi[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------ -
12 washes
[English Word] that which washes[English Plural] those which wash[Swahili Word] kiosha[Swahili Plural] viosha[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -osha[Terminology] anthropology------------------------------------------------------------
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