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The Kamusi Project English-Swahili Dictionary
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Entry below is knocking - this headword has not been grouped
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knocking (act or sound of) { Swahili: mgoto
, pl migoto [derived: gota V]
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noun
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knocking something down w. a stick or stone (act of) { Swahili: mpopoo
, pl mipopoo [derived: popoa V]
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noun
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Entry below is knoll - this headword has not been grouped
Entry below is knot - this headword has not been grouped
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knot, pl knots
{ Swahili: fundo
, pl mafundo [derived: funda v]
}
noun 5/6
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knot, pl knots
{ Swahili: mfundo
, pl mifundo [derived: funda V]
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noun 3/4
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knot, pl knots
{ Swahili: tanzi
, pl tanzi
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noun 9/10
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English Example: a special knot to tie the napkin
Swahili Example: tanzi maalumu ya kufunga kiwinda [Sul]
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knot of braided hair, pl knots of braided hair
{ Swahili: ushungi
, pl shungi
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noun
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Entry below is know - this headword has not been grouped
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be known { Swahili: -julikana
[derived: Swahili -jua]
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verb assoc-intr
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English Example: it's not known where she lives
Swahili Example: haijulikani anakokaa [Sul]
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get to know well { Swahili: -faidi
[derived: Arabic]
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verb
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Swahili Example: nyote hamjamfaidi kijana yule [Sul]
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know { Swahili: -fahamu
[derived: Arabic]
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verb
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Swahili Example: alifahamu huyo mtu alikuwa nani [Kez], Sperantia alikuwa bado hajafahamu kuzungumza [Kez]
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know { Swahili: -jua
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verb
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[see also: juvi; kijuvi; mjuvi; mjuzi; ujuvi; ujuzi]
English Example: it is estimated that more than 80% of people in the country of Tanzania know how to read and to write
Swahili Example: inakadiriwa kuwa zaidi ya asilimia 80 ya watu walijua kusoma na kuandika nchini Tanzania (IPPMedia), 2 Juni 2004
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know one another { Swahili: -fahamiana
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verb reciprocal
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Swahili Example: lakini wenyewe wakifahamiana vyema [Sul]
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Entry below is knowledge - this headword has not been grouped
Entry below is knowledgeable - this headword has not been grouped
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knowledgeable person, pl knowledgeable people
{ Swahili: mtambua
, pl watambua [derived: tambua; tambuzi V]
}
noun 1/2
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knowledgeable person, pl knowledgeable people
{ Swahili: mtambuzi
, pl watambuzi [derived: tambua; tambuzi V]
}
noun 1/2
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Entry below is known - this headword has not been grouped
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be known { Swahili: -sifika
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verb
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English Example: (s)he is known for treating young children
Swahili Example: Anasafika kwa kutibu watoto wachanga
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something known from experience, pl things known from experience
{ Swahili: maujudi
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noun 6
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[note: rare.]
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Entry below is knuckle
Entry below is kob
Entry below is kohl
Entry below is koran
Entry below is Koran - this headword has not been grouped
Entry below is koran
Entry below is korea - this headword has been grouped
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North Korea { Swahili: Korea Kaskazini
(or Korea ya Kaskazini)
} [Terminology: geography]
noun 9
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English Example: People's Democratic Republic of Korea
Swahili Example: Jamhuri ya Kidemokrasia ya Watu wa Korea
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South Korea { Swahili: Korea Kusini
(or Korea ya Kusini)
} [Terminology: geography]
noun 9
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English Example: Republic of Korea
Swahili Example: Jamhuri ya Korea
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Entry below is korean - this headword has been grouped
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North Korean, pl North Koreans
{ Swahili: Mkorea Kaskazini
(or Mkorea wa Kaskazini), pl Wakorea Kaskazini (or Wakorea wa Kaskazini)
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noun 1/2
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South Korean, pl South Koreans
{ Swahili: Mkorea Kusini
(or Mkorea wa Kusini), pl Wakorea Kusini (or Wakorea wa Kusini)
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noun 1/2
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Entry below is krypton
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krypton { Swahili: kriptoni
[Dialect: recent]
} [Terminology: chemistry]
noun 9
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English Definition: a colorless relatively inert gaseous element found in air at about one part per million and used especially in electric lamps (identified 1898)
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Entry below is kudu - this headword has not been grouped
Entry below is kungwi - this headword has not been grouped
Entry below is Kurd
Entry below is Kurdish
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Kurdish { Swahili: -a Wakurdi
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adjective
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English Example: three months of negotiation between Shia, Kurdish and Sunni political parties
Swahili Example: miezi mitatu ya majadiliano baina ya vyama vya Washia,Wakurdi na Wasuni [BBC 28 Aprili 2005]
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Entry below is Kuwait
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Kuwait { Swahili: Kuwaiti
(or Kuweiti)
} [Terminology: geography]
noun 9
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[note: Kuwaiti is recommended standardization by BAKITA and TUKI; Kuweiti is recommended standardization by Radio Tanzania.]
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Entry below is Kuwaiti
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Kuwaiti, pl Kuwaitis
{ Swahili: Mkuwaiti
(or Mkuweiti), pl Wakuwaiti (or Wakuweiti)
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noun 1/2
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[note: Mkuwaiti is recommended standardization by BAKITA and TUKI; Mkuweiti is recommended standardization by Radio Tanzania.]
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Entry below is kwashiorkor
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kwashiorkor { Swahili: unyafuzi
} [Terminology: medical]
noun 14
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English Definition: severe malnutrition in children resulting from a diet excessively high in carbohydrates and low in protein
Swahili Definition: hali itokanayo na ugonjwa wa kukosa chakula bora
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Entry below is Kyrgyz
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Kyrgyz (or Kirghiz or Kirgiz), pl Kyrgyz (or Kyrgyzes or Kirghiz or Kirghizes or Kirgiz or Kirgizes)
{ Swahili: Mkirigizi
(or Mkirigistani or Mkigistani), pl Wakirigizi (or Wakigiristani or Wakigistani)
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noun 1/2
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[note: Mkirigizi is recommended standardization by TUKI; Mkirigizistani is derived from recommended standardization by BAKITA; Mkigistani is derived from recommended standardization by Radio Tanzania.]
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Entry below is Kyrgyzstan
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Kyrgyzstan (or Kirghizia or Kirgizia) { Swahili: Kirigizistani
(or Kigistani)
} [Terminology: geography]
noun 9
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[note: Kirigizistani is recommended standardization by BAKITA and TUKI; Kigistani is recommended standardization by Radio Tanzania.]
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