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1 winnowing
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] winnowing[Swahili Word] mkung'uto[Swahili Plural] mikung'uto[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 3/4[Derived Word] kung'uta V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] winnowing basket[English Plural] winnowing baskets[Swahili Word] kung'uto[Swahili Plural] makung'uto[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6[Related Words] -kung'uta------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] winnowing basket[Swahili Word] tunga[Swahili Plural] tunga[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] winnowing basket[English Plural] winnowing baskets[Swahili Word] ungo[Swahili Plural] nyungo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 11/10[English Example] another time Asumini was called to the winnowing basket and was tossed up and down[Swahili Example] wakati mwingine Asumini alitiwa kwenye ungo, akapepetwa juu na chini [Moh][Note] KP does not have access to original http://research.yale.edu/swahili/serve_pages/sources_en.php source to verify if this usage example is translated to English in the correct context------------------------------------------------------------ -
2 winnow
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] dust from winnowing grain[Swahili Word] wambe[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] round flat basket used for winnowing grain[Swahili Word] tunga[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] winnow[Swahili Word] -kumunta[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] kung'uto, mkung'uto N------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] winnow[Swahili Word] -kung'uta[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] winnow[Swahili Word] -kung'uta[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] kung'uto, mkung'uto N------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] winnow[Swahili Word] -papatua[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] (s)he winnowed his/her belt from the waist[Swahili Example] aliupapatua ukanda wake kiunoni [Moh]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] winnow[Swahili Word] -pembua[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] winnow[Swahili Word] -pepeta[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] (s)he was put in the basket and winnowed up and down[Swahili Example] alitiwa kwenye ungo, akapepetwa juu na chini [Moh]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] winnow[Swahili Word] -pepetua[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] (s)he was put into the basket and winnowed up and down[Swahili Example] alitiwa kwenye ungo, akapepetwa juu na chini [Moh]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] winnow[Swahili Word] -pepua[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] (s)he was put in a basket and winnowed up and down[Swahili Example] alitiwa kwenye ungo, akapepetwa juu na chini [Moh]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] winnow[Swahili Word] -peta[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------ -
3 sweep
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be swept[Swahili Word] -fagiwa[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] -fagia v------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] make a clean sweep of something[Swahili Word] -kumba[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] make a clean sweep.[Swahili Word] -sapa[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] make a clean sweep.[Swahili Word] -sapasapa[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] one who makes a clean sweep of something[Swahili Word] mkumbizi[Swahili Plural] wakumbizi[Part of Speech] noun[Derived Word] kumba V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] sweep[Swahili Word] -fagia[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] sweep[Swahili Word] -pea[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] sweep away[Swahili Word] -kokoa[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] sweep out[Swahili Word] -kumba[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] sweep up[Swahili Word] -kokoa[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] sweep up[Swahili Word] -zoa[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] sweep up the chaff (after winnowing grain)[Swahili Word] -sungua[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------
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Winnowing — Win now*ing, n. The act of one who, or that which, winnows. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Winnowing — Wind winnowing is an agricultural method developed by ancient cultures for separating grain from chaff. It is also used to remove weevils or other pests from stored grain. Threshing, the separation of grain or seeds from the husks and straw, is… … Wikipedia
Winnowing — Winnow Win now (w[i^]n n[ o]), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Winnowed} (w[i^]n n[ o]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Winnowing}.] [OE. windewen, winewen, AS. windwian; akin to Goth. winpjan (in comp.), winpi skauro a fan, L. ventilare to fan, to winnow; cf. L. wannus … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
winnowing — win·now || wɪnəʊ n. act of winnowing; device for winnowing grain v. separate the grain from the chaff; separate the good from the bad; blow through; scatter; blow over; sift through, select the desirable parts … English contemporary dictionary
winnowing — noun the act of separating grain from chaff the winnowing was done by women • Syn: ↑winnow, ↑sifting • Derivationally related forms: ↑sift (for: ↑sifting), ↑winnow, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Winnowing barn — Winnowing barns (or winnowing houses) were commonly found in South Carolina on antebellum rice plantations. A winnowing barn consists of a large shed on tall posts with a hole in the floor. Raw, husked rice was carried up into the barn by workers … Wikipedia
Winnowing Oar — The Winnowing Oar ( athereloigon Greek ἀθηρηλοιγόν ) is an object that appears in Books XI and XXIII of Homer s Odyssey. [ [http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/cgi bin/ptext?lookup=Hom.+Od.+1.1 The Odyssey] , Perseus Project] In the epic, Odysseus is… … Wikipedia
winnowing basket — noun or winnowing fan ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ 1. : a device for winnowing grain 2. : a representation of a winnowing basket used as a heraldic design … Useful english dictionary
winnowing machine — noun A machine which winnows grain Thus, then, have the Monks, without express ballot box or other good winnowing machine, contrived to accomplish the most important social feat a body of men can do, to winnow out the man that is to govern them… … Wiktionary
winnowing-fan — noun see winnowing basket * * * winnˈowing fan or winnˈowing machine noun A fan or machine for winnowing • • • Main Entry: ↑winnow … Useful english dictionary
Winnowing Basket (Chinese constellation) — The Winnowing Basket mansion (箕宿, pinyin: Jī Xiù) is one of the Twenty eight mansions of the Chinese constellations. It is one of the eastern mansions of the Azure Dragon. Asterisms … Wikipedia
