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1 cork
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be corked[Swahili Word] -zibika[Part of Speech] verb[Class] intransitive[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -ziba------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] cork[English Plural] corks[Swahili Word] kizibo[Swahili Plural] vizibo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -ziba------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] cork[Swahili Word] -ziba[Part of Speech] verb[Related Words] kizibo, kizibuo, mzibo[English Example] the thumb of his left hand was corking the lip of the bottle[Swahili Example] gumba la mkono wa kushoto [...] likiwa limeuziba mdomo wa chupa [Muk]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] cork a bottle[Swahili Word] -ziba chupa[Part of Speech] verb[Related Words] chupa------------------------------------------------------------ -
2 thumb
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] thumb[English Plural] thumbs[Swahili Word] kidole gumba[Swahili Plural] vidole gumba[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8[English Example] it tried to hide the black thumb mark[Swahili Example] ilijaribu kuficha alama nyeusi ya dole gumba [Ya][Terminology] anatomy------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] thumb[English Plural] thumbs[Swahili Word] kidole cha gumba[Swahili Plural] vidole vya gumba[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8[Related Words] gumba[English Definition] the thick short innermost digit of the hand[Terminology] anatomy------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] strip off with the thumb[Swahili Word] -pura[Part of Speech] verb[Swahili Example] dawa ya meno katika mkakasi wa kupura [Abd]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] strip off with the thumb[Swahili Word] -purura[Part of Speech] verb[Swahili Example] dawa ya meno katika mkakasi wa kupura [Abd]------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Item(s) below have not yet been grouped within the headword thumb[English Word] thumb[English Plural] thumbs[Swahili Word] gumba[Swahili Plural] gumba[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[English Example] the thumb of his left hand that carried the bottle plugged the bottle's lip[Swahili Example] gumba la mkono wa kushoto uliobeba chupa likiwa limeuziba mdomo wa chupa [Muk]------------------------------------------------------------ -
3 hair
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] hair[English Plural] hairs[Swahili Word] nywele[Swahili Plural] nywele[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] hair (human)[English Plural] hairs[Swahili Word] unywele[Swahili Plural] nywele[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 11/10[English Example] The woman will cut his <b>hair</b> the day after tomorrow.[Swahili Example] Mwanamke atakata <b>nywele</b> zake kesho kutwa.------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] hair (human)[Swahili Word] unyele[Swahili Plural] nyele[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] facial hair[English Plural] facial hairs[Swahili Word] udevu[Swahili Plural] ndevu[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 11/10[Related Words] kidevu------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] hair on the face[Swahili Word] devu[Swahili Plural] madevu[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] downy hair[Swahili Word] laika[Swahili Plural] malaika[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6[Swahili Example] malaika yamemsimama [Moh]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] body hair (usually on the arms and legs)[Swahili Word] malaika[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] body hair (on the hands and arms)[Swahili Word] ulaika[Swahili Plural] malaika[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] body hair (armpits or pubic etc)[Swahili Word] vuzi[Swahili Plural] mavuzi[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] body hair (armpits and genitals)[Swahili Word] mavuzi[Swahili Plural] mavuzi[Part of Speech] noun[Derived Word] vuzi N, uvuzi N------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] armpit hair[Swahili Word] uvuzi[Swahili Plural] mavuzi[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] hair (of animal)[Swahili Word] unyoya[Swahili Plural] manyoya[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 11/6------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] hair (animal)[Swahili Word] unyoya[Swahili Plural] nyoya, manyoya[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] animal hair[Swahili Word] nyoya[Swahili Plural] manyoya[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] animal hair[Swahili Word] ugoya[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] gray hair[Swahili Word] mvi[Part of Speech] noun[English Example] gray-haired person.[Swahili Example] nywele za mvi------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] thick unkempt hair[Swahili Word] mavunga ya nywele[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] ruffled hair[Swahili Word] timutimu[Part of Speech] adjective[Derived Word] timka V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] tuft of hair (left on top of a shaven head)[English Plural] tufts of hair[Swahili Word] bwenzi[Swahili Plural] mabwenzi[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] style of cutting the hair (one tuft is left long)[Swahili Word] kinjorinjori[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7[English Example] he has a haircut with one tuft left long[Swahili Example] ana kinjorinjori------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] cut the hair[Swahili Word] -nyoa[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] dress the hair[Swahili Word] -nyoa[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] sticky substance used for dressing women's hair.[Swahili Word] bedani[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] sticky substance used for dressing women's hair[Swahili Word] behedani[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Item(s) below have not yet been grouped within the headword hair[English Word] hair (single)[English Plural] long straight hair[Swahili Word] usinga[Swahili Plural] singa[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 10[English Example] the worker was a dignified man, dark, with long straight hair[Swahili Example] mwenye kazi alikuwa bwana mmoja makamu, hadharani, mwenye nywele za singa [Sul][Note] often refers to animal hair------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] long thick hair[English Plural] long thick hair[Swahili Word] kivunga cha nywele[Swahili Plural] vivunga vya nywele[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8[Related Words] nywele------------------------------------------------------------ -
4 leave
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be left[Swahili Word] -achwa[Part of Speech] verb[Class] passive[Derived Word] acha V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be left[Swahili Word] -bakiwa[Part of Speech] verb[Class] passive[Swahili Example] hata machozi yalipokwisha akabakiwa na kwikwi ya kilio [Sul]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] cause to leave[Swahili Word] -achisha[Part of Speech] verb[Class] causative[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -acha------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] cause to leave[Swahili Word] -ondosha[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] compassionate leave[Swahili Word] likizo ya uraufu[Swahili Plural] likizo za uraufu[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] give leave[Swahili Word] -likiza[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] likizo N------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] leave[Swahili Word] likizo[Swahili Plural] likizo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] leave[Swahili Word] ruhsa[Swahili Plural] ruhsa[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Derived Word] Arabic------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] leave[Swahili Word] ruhusa[Swahili Plural] ruhusa[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Derived Word] Arabic------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] leave[Swahili Word] rukhsa[Swahili Plural] rukhsa[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Derived Word] Arabic------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] leave[Swahili Word] -aga[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] leave[Swahili Word] -halifu[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] halafu------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] leave[Swahili Word] -ondoka[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] ondoa V[English Example] The bus will <b>leave</b> the city at 9:30.[Swahili Example] Basi lita<b>ondoka</b> mji saa tatu na nusu.------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] leave[Swahili Word] -toka[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] leave (behind)[Swahili Word] -acha[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] they asked themselves why she didn't want to leave her man behind[Swahili Example] walijiuliza kwa nini hakutaka kumwacha bwana wake [Kez]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] leave alone[Swahili Word] -achilia mbali[Part of Speech] verb[Class] applicative[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -acha[Related Words] mbali------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] leave behind[Swahili Word] -ata[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] dialect of '-acha[English Example] He left his wife and children going on foot.[Swahili Example] Amwata mkewe na watoto wakwenda kwa miguu [Nabhany, Masomo 294][Note] Kiamu, cf. Kuacha------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] leave behind[Swahili Word] -bakisha[Part of Speech] verb[Class] causative[Derived Word] Arabic[Swahili Example] hapana alilobakisha isipokuwa hilo lililompa ujali [Sul]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] leave behind[Swahili Word] -gea[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] leave behind[Swahili Word] -telekeza[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] leave behind[Swahili Word] -saza[Part of Speech] verb[Class] causative[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] saa------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] leave each other[Swahili Word] -achana[Part of Speech] verb[Class] associative[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -acha------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] leave it alone![Swahili Word] tutu[Part of Speech] interjection------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] leave of absence[Swahili Word] livu[Swahili Plural] livu[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Derived Word] Eng------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] leave one's house early in the morning[Swahili Word] -rauka[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] leave out[Swahili Word] -bakisha[Part of Speech] verb[Class] causative[Derived Word] Arabic------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] leave out[Swahili Word] -saza[Part of Speech] verb[Class] causative[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] saa------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] leave over[Swahili Word] -bakisha[Part of Speech] verb[Class] causative[Derived Word] Arabic------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] leave over[Swahili Word] -saza[Part of Speech] verb[Class] causative[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] saa------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] leave something[Swahili Word] -rithisha[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] leave something to someone[Swahili Word] -achia[Part of Speech] verb[Class] applicative[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -acha------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] leave-taking[English Plural] leave-takings[Swahili Word] buriani[Swahili Plural] buriani[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] leave-taking (act of)[Swahili Word] mwago[Swahili Plural] miago[Part of Speech] noun[Derived Word] aga V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] part from each other[Swahili Word] -tokana[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] short-term leave from one's regular fishing area to fish elsewhere[English Plural] leaves[Swahili Word] ago[Swahili Plural] ago[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Dialect] Kimvita[Terminology] marine------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] take one's leave[Swahili Word] -aga[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] to die (euphemism)[Swahili Example] aga dunia[Note] Cf. agano, kiago, mwango------------------------------------------------------------ -
5 comb
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] cock's comb[Swahili Word] undu[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 11------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] cock's comb[Swahili Word] ushungi[Swahili Plural] shungi[Part of Speech] noun[Note] rare------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] comb[Swahili Word] chania[Part of Speech] noun[Note] rare------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] comb[Swahili Word] chanuo[Swahili Plural] machanuo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6[Derived Word] -chana; v------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] comb[English Plural] combs[Swahili Word] kichanuo[Swahili Plural] vichanuo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] chanuo[Related Words] -chana[English Example] I left my comb on the table[Swahili Example] niliacha kitana juu ya meza [Abd]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] comb[Swahili Word] shanuo[Swahili Plural] shanuo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] comb[Swahili Word] -chana[Part of Speech] verb[Related Words] chanuo[English Example] she quickly combed her hair[Swahili Example] alichana nywele haraka [Kez]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] comb[Swahili Word] -chanua[Part of Speech] verb[Class] inversive[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -chana[English Example] he combed his hair[Swahili Example] nywele zake kazichanua [Ma]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] comb (of a cock)[Swahili Word] shungi[Swahili Plural] mashungi[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6[Derived Word] kishungi N------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] comb (of a rooster)[English Plural] combs[Swahili Word] kilemba (cha ndege)[Swahili Plural] vilemba[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] comb somebody's hair[Swahili Word] -chanulia[Part of Speech] verb[Class] appl-inver[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -chana, -chanua------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] weaver's comb[English Plural] weaver's combs[Swahili Word] faraka[Swahili Plural] faraka[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Derived Language] Arabic[Related Words] -fariki------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] wooden comb (with long teeth)[Swahili Word] shanuo[Swahili Plural] shanuo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[English Example] (s)he is combing his/her hair with a wooden comb[Swahili Example] Anachana nywele zake na shanuo------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] wool-comb[English Plural] wool-combs[Swahili Word] faraka[Swahili Plural] faraka[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Derived Language] Arabic[Related Words] -fariki------------------------------------------------------------ -
6 dry
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] allow to dry up (a sore)[Swahili Word] -pwesha[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] allow to dry up (a sore)[Swahili Word] -pweza[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be dried up[Swahili Word] -pwewa[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] The well dried up of water[Swahili Example] Kisima kilipwewa maji------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be dry (of washing)[Swahili Word] -anuka[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] -anika[English Example] it has stopped raining, it has cleared up (figurative)[Swahili Example] kumeanuka sasa------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] become dry[Swahili Word] -kauka[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] kausha, kavu, kikausho, kikavu, mkavu, ukavu[Swahili Example] nchi imekauka; (fig.) sauti imekauka; (fig., coll.) nimekauka[Note] "the ground is dried up; he is hoarse (lit. his voice has dried up)l am broke, l have no money".------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] become dry[Swahili Word] -kaukiana[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] -kauka V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] become dry[Swahili Word] -pwa[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] low tide.[Swahili Example] maji ya kupwa------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] become dry[Swahili Word] -susuwaa[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] become dry (from the effects of the sun)[Swahili Word] -ng'ang'anaa[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] dry[Swahili Word] -kavu[Part of Speech] adjective[Related Words] kauka, kikavu, mkavu, ukavu[English Example] it was dry before[Swahili Example] mbele kulikuwa kukavu [Sul]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] dry[Swahili Word] yabis[Part of Speech] adjective[Swahili Example] ardhi yabis------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] dry[Swahili Word] yabisi[Part of Speech] adjective[Swahili Example] yabisi ardhi------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] dry[Swahili Word] uyabisi[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] dry (eg coconut)[Swahili Word] -anika[Part of Speech] verb[Swahili Definition] kuweka kitu juani ili kiwe kikavu [Amana, Masomo 407][English Example] dry meat; dry fish; dry clothes, air clothes; your work is to grate coconut then you go to dry it.[Swahili Example] Kazi... yenu ni kukuna nazi/Kisha mwenda [ku]zianika [Amana, Masomo 407][Note] Cf. '-anua / also: '-janika------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] dry (fruit)[Swahili Word] -oka[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] dry (something)[Swahili Word] -kausha[Part of Speech] verb[Class] causative[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -kauka[Related Words] kavu, kikausho, kikavu, mkavu, ukavu[English Example] they have been drying fruit[Swahili Example] wamekausha matunda------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] dry fish[Swahili Word] -ng'onda[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] dry off[Swahili Word] -pangusa[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] dry place (rocks etc.) left by the tide[English Plural] dry places[Swahili Word] kipwa[Swahili Plural] vipwa[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -pwa[Terminology] marine------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] dry season[English Plural] dry seasons[Swahili Word] kiangazi[Swahili Plural] viangazi[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] dry up[Swahili Word] -kambuka[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] dry up[Swahili Word] -kauka[Part of Speech] verb[Swahili Example] baada ya kulia, na machozi kumkauka... [Kez]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] dry up[Swahili Word] -kauka[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] kausha, kavu, kikausho, kikavu, mkavu, ukavu[Swahili Example] nchi imekauka; (fig.) sauti imekauka; (fig., coll.) nimekauka[Note] "the ground is dried up; he is hoarse (lit. his voice has dried up)l am broke, l have no money".------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] dry up[Swahili Word] -kutaa[Part of Speech] verb[Swahili Example] (= nyauka, kauka)------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] dry up[Swahili Word] -pwa[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] the water dried up in the morning[Swahili Example] Maji yalikupwana asubuhi------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] dry up[Swahili Word] -susuwaa[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] drying up[Swahili Word] unyaufu[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------ -
7 steal
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] steal[Swahili Word] -bebesha[Part of Speech] verb[Class] causative[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -beba------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] steal[Swahili Word] -chopoa[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] steal[Swahili Word] -iba[Part of Speech] verb[Related Words] jizi, kijivi, mwivi, wivi[English Example] a poor man does not pick up things, if he does, they say he stole them (proverb)[Swahili Example] maskini haokoti, akiokota, huambiwa kaiba (methali)------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] steal[Swahili Word] -kwapua[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] mkwepuzi N------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] steal[Swahili Word] -kwepua[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] mkwepuzi N------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] steal[Swahili Word] -nyang'anya[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] steal[Swahili Word] -opoa[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] Give me the stolen ones[Swahili Example] nepi za kuopoa [Ma][Terminology] slang------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] steal[Swahili Word] -poka[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] steal[Swahili Word] -pora[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] steal[Swahili Word] -umua[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] steal along[Swahili Word] -nyata[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] creep up on a person[Swahili Example] nyata mtu------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] steal from[Swahili Word] -chomolea[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] steal from[Swahili Word] -futa[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] steal from each other[Swahili Word] -pokana[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] steal from someone[Swahili Word] -ibia[Part of Speech] verb[Class] applicative[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -iba------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] steal in[Swahili Word] -jipenyeza[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] steal up on[Swahili Word] -nyemelea[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] steal up to[Swahili Word] -nyemelea[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] (s)he left from inside that car and stealed upto to his/her home.[Swahili Example] akatoka mle garini na kunyemelea kwao [Sul]------------------------------------------------------------ -
8 talk
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] a serious talk[Swahili Word] lumba[Part of Speech] noun[Swahili Example] (= simulia, hadithia, hoji)[Note] rare------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be much talked about[Swahili Word] -vumika[Part of Speech] verb[Class] intransitive[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -vuma------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be talked into something[Swahili Word] -nyenyeka[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be the talk of the town[Swahili Word] -vuma[Part of Speech] verb[Related Words] vumi, vumilivu, kivumi, mvumi, mvumo, uvumi, uvumilivu------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] cause to be talked about[Swahili Word] -vumisha[Part of Speech] verb[Class] causative[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -vuma------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] foolish talk[Swahili Word] payo[Swahili Plural] mapayo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6[Derived Word] paya V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] foolish talk (causing amusement or provoking ridicule)[Swahili Word] majinuni[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] foolish talk (causing amusement or provoking ridicule)[Swahili Word] majununi[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] force someone to talk[Swahili Word] -nyenga[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] get someone to talk[Swahili Word] -payusha[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] idle talk[Swahili Word] mnong'ono[Swahili Plural] minong'ono[Part of Speech] noun[Derived Word] nong'ona------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] make one talk in one's sleep[Swahili Word] -wewesesha[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] silly talk (causing amusement)[Swahili Word] majununi[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] talk[Swahili Word] -nena[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] talk clearly, don't talk through your nose[Swahili Example] nena vizuri, usiseme puani------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] talk[Swahili Word] -ongea[Part of Speech] verb[Class] transitive[English Example] Yohana and Mwai were speaking together[Swahili Example] Yohana na Mwai walipokuwa wakiongea pamoja [Ng]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] talk[Swahili Word] -sema[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] talk with mother[Swahili Example] sema na mama------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] talk[Swahili Word] -amba[Part of Speech] verb[Class] intransitive[Related Words] jigamba, mgambo------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] talk (about something)[Swahili Word] -ongelea[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] ongea V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] talk behind someone's back[Swahili Word] -teta[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] talk behind someone's back[Swahili Word] -amba mtu[Part of Speech] verb[Class] transitive[Related Words] kigambo, mtu, mwambaji[English Example] they talked about their comrade behind her back when she left with her mother[Swahili Example] walimwamba ndugu yao wakati aliondoka na mamake------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] talk big[Swahili Word] -fedhulika[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] talk big[Swahili Word] -fezulika[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] talk confusedly[Swahili Word] -bwabwaja[Part of Speech] verb[Class] intransitive[Note] id.------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] talk confusedly[Swahili Word] -bwata[Part of Speech] verb[Note] id.------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] talk confusedly[Swahili Word] -dapa[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] talk deliriously[Swahili Word] -babaika[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] talk deliriously[Swahili Word] -babayika[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] talk deliriously[Swahili Word] -ewedeka[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] talk evasively[Swahili Word] -dapa[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] talk evasively[Swahili Word] -diradira[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] talk foolishly[Swahili Word] -ota[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] talk foolishly[Swahili Word] -paya[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] talk foolishly[Swahili Word] -payuka[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] talk idly[Swahili Word] -piga domo[Part of Speech] verb[Swahili Example] waliendelea kupiga domo kwa muda mrefu [Ya]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] talk in one's sleep[Swahili Word] -wewedeka[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] talk in one's sleep[Swahili Word] -weweseka[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] talk indiscreetly[Swahili Word] -boboka[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] talk nonsense[Swahili Word] lopoka[Part of Speech] adverb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] talk nonsense[Swahili Word] -ropoka[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] stop talking nonsense[Swahili Example] Waacha kuropoka------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] talk oneself out of something[Swahili Word] -shariti[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] talk over[Swahili Word] -kubalisha[Part of Speech] verb[Class] causative[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -kubali------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] talk someone into something[Swahili Word] -nyenya[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] talk someone into something[Swahili Word] -pembeja[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] talk someone into something[Swahili Word] -shawishi[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] Ali talked his/her friend into buying a car[Swahili Example] Ali alimshawishi rafiki yake kununua motokaa------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] talk someone into something.[Swahili Word] -shaushi[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] Elizabeth talked the woman into not wearing those shoes[Swahili Example] Elizabeth alimshaushi mama asivae viatu vile------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] talk to each other[Swahili Word] -ambizana[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] ambia V[Swahili Example] kina bibi wakainamiana na kuambizana [Sul]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] talk to each other[Swahili Word] -ongeana[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] talk to each other[Swahili Word] -semezana[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] talk uselessly[Swahili Word] -piga mdomo[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] talk very fast (and unintelligibly)[Swahili Word] -kimbiliza maneno[Part of Speech] verb[Class] appl-caus[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -kimbia[Related Words] maneno------------------------------------------------------------ -
9 turn
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] a wife's turn for sleeping with her husband (in polygyny)[English Plural] wives' turns for sleeping with their husbands[Swahili Word] ngono[Swahili Plural] ngono[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -gona------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be turned[Swahili Word] -pindwa[Part of Speech] verb[Class] passive------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] by turns[Swahili Word] kipokee[Part of Speech] adverb[Derived Word] pokea V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] by turns[Swahili Word] kipokeo[Swahili Plural] vipokeo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8[Derived Word] pokea V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] take turns[Swahili Word] -pokezana[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] take turns[Swahili Word] -pokezanya[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn[English Plural] turns[Swahili Word] duru[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn[English Plural] turns[Swahili Word] kizingo[Swahili Plural] vizingo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -zinga------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn[English Plural] turns[Swahili Word] mara[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn[English Plural] turns[Swahili Word] mazingazinga[Swahili Plural] mazingazinga[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 6/6[Derived Word] zinga V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn[English Plural] turns[Swahili Word] mazunguko[Swahili Plural] mazunguko[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 6/6[Derived Word] zungua V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn[English Plural] turns[Swahili Word] mzunguko[Swahili Plural] mizunguko[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 3/4[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -zunguka[Related Words] -zungua------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn[English Plural] turns[Swahili Word] pindi[Swahili Plural] pindi[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -pinda------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn[English Plural] turns[Swahili Word] safari[Swahili Plural] safari[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Derived Language] Arabic------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn[English Plural] turns[Swahili Word] zingo[Swahili Plural] mazingo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6[Derived Word] zinga V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn[English Plural] turns[Swahili Word] zamu[Swahili Plural] zamu[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[English Example] laugh, for be not in doubt, your turn will come[Swahili Example] cheka usiwe na shaka, itakuja zamu yako [Shaaban Robert, <i>Cheka kwa Furaha</i>]; hii ilikuwa zamu yake kuutambua ukweli [Muk]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn[Swahili Word] -betabeta[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn[Swahili Word] -fingirika[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn[Swahili Word] -furukuta[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn[Swahili Word] -gaga[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn[Swahili Word] -geuka[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] geua v[Swahili Example] yule kijana aligeuka tena kumtazama Subira [Sul]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn[Swahili Word] -geuza[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] geua v------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn[Swahili Word] -gueza[Part of Speech] verb[Swahili Example] mwalimu Matata akiingiza ufunguo mlangoni na kuugeuza [Muk], kwa muda mrefu alijigeuza huku na huku kujitazama [Sul]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn[Swahili Word] -kata mkono[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] he flew on his bicycle and turned left[Swahili Example] akarukia baiskeli na kuikata mkono wa kushoto [Ya]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn[Swahili Word] -vingirika[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn[Swahili Word] -zinga[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn (on a lathe)[Swahili Word] -gesa[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn (on a lathe)[Swahili Word] -kereza[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] kerezo, mkereza------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn (sudden)[English Plural] turns[Swahili Word] pindu[Swahili Plural] mapindu[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6[Derived Word] pinda V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn (the head scornfully)[Swahili Word] -deua[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn a new leaf[Swahili Word] -ongoka nafsi[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] ongoa V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn around (of a person)[Swahili Word] -jipindua[Part of Speech] verb[Class] reflexive[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -pinda, -pindua------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn aside[Swahili Word] -kengeua[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] ukengefu[Swahili Example] kengeua njia[Note] depart from/turn off a path/road.------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn bad (of perishable goods)[Swahili Word] -doda[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn down[Swahili Word] -katalia[Part of Speech] verb[Class] applicative[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -kataa[English Example] I have turned him down[Swahili Example] nimemkatalia------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn from the right way[Swahili Word] -kengeua[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn inside out[Swahili Word] -fidua[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn inside out[Swahili Word] -fudua[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn into[Swahili Word] -siri[Part of Speech] verb[Note] rare------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn off[Swahili Word] -funga[Part of Speech] verb[Terminology] electricity------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn off[Swahili Word] -kengeua[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] ukengefu[Swahili Example] kengeua njia[Note] depart from/turn off a path/road.------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn off[Swahili Word] -zima[Part of Speech] verb[Related Words] -zimia, -zimika, -zimisha, -zimua, -zimwa[English Example] when you leave, turn off the light[Swahili Example] ukiondoka, zima taa------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn on (an electric light)[Swahili Word] -washa[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn one's back[Swahili Word] -pa kisogo[Part of Speech] verb[Related Words] -pa, kisogoni, kogo[Swahili Definition] tendo, namna au hali ya kusongwa au kusonga[English Example] she moved away two paces and turned her back on him[Swahili Example] aliondoka hatua mbili na kumpa kisogo [Sul]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn out[Swahili Word] -ja[Part of Speech] verb[Related Words] jio, kijakazi, kijio, kinjia, mja, mjakazi, mjio, njia, ujaji, ujia, ujio[English Example] it will turn out that I have to go on a trip[Swahili Example] nitakuja kusafiri [Rec]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn over[Swahili Word] -petua[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn over[Swahili Word] -sinua[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn over[Swahili Word] -stakabadhi[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn over[Swahili Word] -viringisha[Part of Speech] verb[Class] causative[Derived Word] viringa V[Swahili Example] kila mmoja anayaviringisha maneno ya Diana akilini mwake------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn over (the pages)[Swahili Word] -pambua[Part of Speech] verb[Class] inversive[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -pamba[English Example] the girl's lined fingers are turning over the pages of that newspaper[Swahili Example] vidole laini vya msichana vinazipambua kurasa za jarida lile [Muk]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn restlessly[Swahili Word] -gaagaa[Part of Speech] verb[Related Words] mgaagaa[English Example] she was moaning and turning restlessly in her bed[Swahili Example] alikuwa akipiga kite na kugaragara juu ya kitanda chake [Moh]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn round[Swahili Word] -geuza[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] geua v------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn round and round[Swahili Word] -zungusha[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn something[Swahili Word] -fingirisha[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn the back[Swahili Word] -pa mgongo[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn the face[Swahili Word] -pa uso[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn toward[Swahili Word] -pindulia[Part of Speech] verb[Class] appl-inver[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -pinda, -pindua------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn up[Swahili Word] -ogelea[Part of Speech] verb[Class] applicative[Derived Word] oga V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn up[Swahili Word] -peta[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] tuck up a garment.[Swahili Example] peta nguo------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn up (clothing to protect it from dirt or damp)[Swahili Word] -pania[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] turn up the pants (turn up the trouser legs)[Swahili Example] pania suruali------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn up (skirt or trousers to keep them clean)[Swahili Word] -sega[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] turn up clothes[Swahili Example] saga nguo.------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn up the ground preparatory to planting[Swahili Word] -buruga[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn upside down[Swahili Word] -petua[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn upside down[Swahili Word] -pindua[Part of Speech] verb[Class] inversive[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -pinda[English Example] turn the page of a book[Swahili Example] pindua ukurasa wa kitabu------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn upside-down[Swahili Word] -pituka[Part of Speech] verb[Class] potential[English Example] Mrs Tamima and her family turned the houses upside-down[Swahili Example] Bi Tamima na umati wake walipita na kupituka vyumba [Moh]------------------------------------------------------------ -
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------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] with[Swahili Word] na[Part of Speech] conjunction[Related Words] -wa na[English Example] This woman will travel with her child.[Swahili Example] Mwanamke huyu atasafiri na mtoto wake.------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be with[Swahili Word] -wa na[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] Ali was with his friend when he left[Swahili Example] Ali alikuwa na rafiki yake alipoondoka------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] with[Swahili Word] -enye[Part of Speech] preposition[Related Words] mwenye, wenye, lenye, chenye, yenye, vyenye, zenye, kienyeji, kimwenye, mwenye, mwenyeji------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] with (class 1)[Swahili Word] mwenye[Part of Speech] preposition[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -enye[English Example] why does the salary of a person with a certain degree differ from that person with another degree?[Swahili Example] kwa nini mshahara wa mtu mwenye shahada katika fani fulani unatofautiana yule mwenye shahada nyingine? (http://gaphiz.blogspot.com/ Mkuki wa Nguruwe)------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] with (class 2, 3, 11, 14)[Swahili Word] wenye[Part of Speech] preposition[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -enye[English Example] pharmacies are hiring sales clerks with expertise[Swahili Example] maduka ya madawa yaajiri wauzaji wenye utalaamu (http://www.ipp.co.tz/ipp/alasiri/2006/01/27/58732.html IPP Media27/1/2006)------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] with (class 4, 6, 9)[Swahili Word] yenye[Part of Speech] preposition[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -enye[English Example] are you looking for work with good pay?[Swahili Example] je unatafuta kazi yenye malipo mazuri? (http://www.uchaguzitanzania.com/board/viewtopic.php?p=2572&sid=fcc4908f1bd5c4977f417a7365db2bfc Uchaguzi Tanzania)------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] with (class 5)[Swahili Word] lenye[Part of Speech] preposition[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -enye[English Example] The Oil Building with 21 floors[Swahili Example] Jengo la Mafuta lenye ghorofa 21 (http://www.bcstimes.com/majira/viewnews.php?category=13&newsID=4776 Majira, 1 Aprili 2005)------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] with (class 7)[Swahili Word] chenye[Part of Speech] preposition[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -enye[English Example] in general Rastafarians believe that the Bible is a book with the words of God (from an article on the web, author unknown)[Swahili Example] kwa ujumla Marasta wanaamini kuwa Biblia ni kitabu chenye maneno ya Mungu (http://home.ripway.com/2004-8/156144/GUMZORASTAFARIMWISHO.doc kutoka nakala kwenye tovuti, mwandishi hajulikani)------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] with (class 8)[Swahili Word] vyenye[Part of Speech] preposition[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -enye[English Example] insecticide-treated bednets (nets with medicine)[Swahili Example] vyandarua vyenye dawa------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] with (class 10)[Swahili Word] zenye[Part of Speech] preposition[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -enye[English Example] he said another goal is to help the government in its efforts to revamp education here in the country in schools with problems[Swahili Example] alisema lengo lingine ni kuisadia Serikali katika juhudi za kuinua elimu hapa nchini katika shule zenye shida (http://www.bcstimes.com/majira/viewnews.php?category=1&newsID=3867 Majira 17/12/2004)------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] with[Swahili Word] kwa[Part of Speech] preposition[English Example] write with a pen[Swahili Example] andika kwa kalamu------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] with[Swahili Word] katika[Part of Speech] preposition------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] with[Swahili Word] fi[Part of Speech] preposition[Derived Language] Arabic------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] with[Swahili Word] bi[Part of Speech] preposition[Dialect] archaic[Derived Language] Arabic[Related Words] bila, bilashi, binafsi, bismillahi------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Item(s) below have not yet been grouped within the headword with[English Word] with (class 15, 17)[Swahili Word] kwenye[Part of Speech] preposition[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -enye------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] with (class 16)[Swahili Word] penye[Part of Speech] preposition[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -enye[English Example] the name Nairobi comes from the Maasai word Enkarenairobi, which means "place with fresh water"[Swahili Example] jina Nairobi limetokana na neno la Kimaasai, Enkarenairobi, linalomaanisha "mahali penye maji baridi" (http://sw.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nairobi Wikipedia)------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] with them[Swahili Word] kwao[Part of Speech] pronoun[English Example] I stayed with them[Swahili Example] nilikaa kwao------------------------------------------------------------
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