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The Kamusi Project English-Swahili Dictionary
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Entry below is authorize - this headword has not been grouped
Entry below is autobiography
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autobiography, pl autobiographies
{ Swahili: tawasifu
, pl tawasifu [derived: Arabic]
} [Terminology: literary]
noun 9/10
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[see also: sifa]
English Definition: a history of a person's life written or told by that person
Swahili Definition: kitabu kuhusu maisha ya mwandishi mwenyewe
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Entry below is automatic - this headword has not been grouped
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automobile { Swahili: motakaa
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noun
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English Example: "bus, taxi".
Swahili Example: motakaa ya abiria
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automobile { Swahili: motakari
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noun
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English Example: "bus, taxi".
Swahili Example: motakaa ya abiria
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automobile { Swahili: motokaa
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noun
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English Example: "bus, taxi".
Swahili Example: motakaa ya abiria
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automobile { Swahili: motokari
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noun
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English Example: "bus, taxi".
Swahili Example: motakaa ya abiria
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Entry below is autonomous
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autonomous { Swahili: huru
(or -hurru) [derived: Arabic]
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adjective
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[see also: huri; huria; uhuru]
English Example: the authority for control of air travel should be an autonomous entity (Speech of the Minister of Communications and Transport, 3 April, 2003)
Swahili Example: mamlaka za udhibiti wa usafiri wa anga ziwe mamlaka huru (Hotuba ya Waziri wa Mawasiliano na Uchukuzi, 3 Aprili 2003)
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Entry below is autonomy - this headword has not been grouped
Entry below is autumn
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autumn (in the northern hemisphere), pl autumns
{ Swahili: demani
, pl demani [derived: Farsi]
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noun 9/10
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Entry below is auxilaries
Entry below is avail - this headword has not been grouped
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to what avail? { Swahili: wapi
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interrogative
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English Example: I tried and tried again, but to what avail?
Swahili Example: nilijaribu, nikajaribu tena, lakini wapi?
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Entry below is available - this headword has not been grouped
Entry below is avalanche
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avalanche, pl avalanches
{ Swahili: poromoko
, pl maporomoko [derived: poromoa]
}
noun 5/6
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English Example: an avalanche
Swahili Example: poromoko ya barafu
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avarice { Swahili: roho
(or uroho), pl roho [derived: Arabic]
}
noun 9/10
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avaricious { Swahili: kabidhi
[derived: mkabidhi; stakabadhi; takabadhi; ukabidhu]
}
adjective
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Entry below is average - this headword has not been grouped
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on the average { Swahili: kadiri
[derived: kadirifu; makadirio; ukadirifu]
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conjunction
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Swahili Example: kadiri upendavyo; lipa (toa) kadiri ya shilingi ishirini
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aversion, pl aversions
{ Swahili: karaha
, pl karaha [derived: kirihi V]
}
noun 9/10
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aversion, pl aversions
{ Swahili: uchukivu
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noun
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Swahili Example: hangekuwa na uchukivu pengine wangepatana
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aversion, pl aversions
{ Swahili: uchukizo
}
noun
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Swahili Example: uchukizo wake ulimfanye asipendwe na wenzake
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Entry below is avert
Entry below is aviation
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aviation { Swahili: uanahewa
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noun
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Swahili Example: alijifunza uanahewa huko Amerikani
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Entry below is aviator
Entry below is avidity
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avidity { Swahili: pupa
, pl pupa
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noun 9/10
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English Example: have the avidity to do something.
Swahili Example: fanya pupa ya
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Entry below is avocet
Entry below is avoid - this headword has not been grouped
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avoid { Swahili: -epa
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verb
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Swahili Example: akitazama mbele kuyaepa macho yake [Sul]
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avoid { Swahili: -epuka
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verb
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Swahili Definition: kutoka katika hali fulani [Masomo 31]
Swahili Example: Kuyeyusha upesi kunawasaidia popo kuepuka kuwa na uzito mkubwa ambao ungewapa taabu ya kuruka [Masomo 31]
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avoid { Swahili: -epusha
[derived: -epuka]
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verb
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Swahili Definition: kuondoa (hasa kutoka katika hatari) [Masomo 245]
English Example: Let's avoid this storm my child; avoiding the eyes and mouths of peope from oneself.
Swahili Example: tuepushe na kimbunga hiki, mwanangu [Kez], kujiepusha na macho na midomo ya watu [Sul]
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avoid { Swahili: -piga pande
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verb
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[see also: -piga]
English Example: for this she avoided them for many days
Swahili Example: kwa hivyo aliwapiga pande siku nyingi [Sul]
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Entry below is avoidance
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avoidance (of something unlawful) { Swahili: haramu
[derived: harimu; uharamu; haramia]
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noun
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Swahili Example: ni haramu kula nyama ya nguruwe; mtoto wa haramu
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Entry below is awake - this headword has not been grouped
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be awake { Swahili: -kesha
[derived: kesho; mkesha]
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verb
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Swahili Example: nimekesha usiku kucha nikisoma
[note: l spent the whole night reading..]
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be awake { Swahili: -nabihika
[derived: nabihi V]
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verb potential
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Swahili Example: shangazi la marehemu alinabihika kwa ile sauti [Sul]
[note: nabihi V.]
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wide awake { Swahili: kimacho
[derived: jicho N]
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adjective
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English Example: yellow pigment (dye, paint)
Swahili Example: lala kimacho
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awaken { Swahili: -zindua usingizi
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verb
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[see also: usingizi]
English Example: the commotion of cars and people passing would sometimes awaken the child
Swahili Example: ghasia za gari na pitapita za watu mara kwa mara zilimzindua mtoto [Sul]
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awaken (someone) { Swahili: -amsha
[derived: Swahili -amka]
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verb causative
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Swahili Definition: kufanya kuamka
English Example: wake them up, I want to see them
Swahili Example: waamshe nataka kuwaona [Kez]
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be awakened { Swahili: -amshwa
[derived: amka V]
}
verb passive
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Swahili Example: Flora akiwa darasa la tano aliamshwa [Kez]
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be awakened { Swahili: -zinduliwa
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verb passive
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Swahili Example: yule kijana aligutuka kama aliyezinduliwa katika utulivu wake [Sul]
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awakening { Swahili: mwamko
, pl miamko [derived: amka V]
}
noun 3/4
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Swahili Example: wafikie mwamko wa siasa ya Uchina [Mun]
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award, pl awards
{ Swahili: tuzo
, pl matuzo [derived: tuza V]
}
noun 5/6
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Entry below is aware - this headword has not been grouped
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be aware (of what one is worth) { Swahili: -jitambua
}
verb reflexive
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Swahili Example: yuko katika amani ya usingizi mkuu, hajijui hajitambui [Muk], ingawa alikuwa mzuri ilikuwa kama kwamba yeye hakujitambua [Kez]
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Entry below is away - this headword has not been grouped
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do away with { Swahili: -tangua
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verb
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English Example: do away with friendship
Swahili Example: tangua urafiki
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go away { Swahili: -ondoka
[derived: ondoa V]
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verb potential
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English Example: Once (s)he leaves for the workplace
Swahili Example: anapoondoka kwenda kazini [Sul]
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take away { Swahili: -ondoa
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verb
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English Example: These ones take away sleep
Swahili Example: haya ondoeni usingizi [Kez]
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awkwardly { Swahili: shoto
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adverb
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English Example: (s)he is working awkwardly
Swahili Example: anafanya kazi shoto
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awkwardly { Swahili: shotoshoto
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adverb
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English Example: (s)he is working awkwardly
Swahili Example: anafanya kazi shoto
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awkwardness { Swahili: makeke
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noun 6
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Swahili Example: akili ilikuwa na fadhaa, mikono makeke [Sul]
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Entry below is awn
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awn, pl awn
{ Swahili: ndevu
, pl ndevu
} [Terminology: agriculture]
noun 9/10
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[see also: udevu]
English Definition: slender bristlelike appendage found on the bracts of grasses
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Entry below is awning - this headword has not been grouped
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awning, pl awnings
{ Swahili: chandarua
(or chandalua or tandarua or jandaru), pl vyandarua (or chandarua or chandalua or vyandalua or tandarua or jandaru) [derived: Hindi]
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noun 7/8
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Entry below is awry - this headword has not been grouped
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ax (or axe), pl axes
{ Swahili: shoka
(or choka), pl mashoka (or machoka)
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noun 5/6
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Swahili Definition: aina ya zana iliyoundwa kwa chuma na kutiwa mtini na inayotumika kwa kutema au kuchanja miti, magogo, na vingine
English Example: she cut the tree with an ax
Swahili Example: aliukata mti na shoka
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ax stroke (or axe stroke), pl ax strokes (or axe strokes)
{ Swahili: keu
, pl makeu
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noun 5/6
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[see also: -keua]
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Entry below is axil
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branch axil, pl branch axils
{ Swahili: mhimili wa tawi
, pl mihimili ya matawi
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noun 3/4
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[see also: tawi]
English Example: be sure that the cutting gets as close as possible to the origin of the branch axil [How to Prune Trees, US Dept. of Agriculture]
Swahili Example: hakikisha kwamba mkato unakuwa karibu sana iwezekanavyo na shina kwenye mhimili wa tawi [Jinsi ya Kupogoa Miti, US Dept. of Agriculture]
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Entry below is axis - this headword has not been grouped
Entry below is Azerbaijan
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Azerbaijan { Swahili: Azabajani
(or Azebajani)
} [Terminology: geography]
noun 9
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[note: Azabajani is recommended standardization by BAKITA and TUKI; Azebajani is recommended standardization by Radio Tanzania.]
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Entry below is Azerbaijani
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Azerbaijani, pl Azerbaijanis
{ Swahili: Mwazabajani
(or Mwazebajani), pl Waazabajani (or Waazebajani)
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noun 1/2
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[note: Mwazabajani is recommended standardization by BAKITA and TUKI; Mwazebajani is recommended standardization by Radio Tanzania.]
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azure (color) { Swahili: rangi ya samawati
(or samawi) [derived: Arabic]
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noun 9
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English Example: he has azure eyes
Swahili Example: ana macho rangi ya samawati
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