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Entry below is maam
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ma'am, pl ma'ams
{ Swahili: mama
, pl mama
}
noun 9/10an
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[note: term of polite address used by younger men or women to older women, or by older men in positions of authority to younger women who are their subordinates (in and office, etc).]
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Entry below is Maasai
Entry below is macaroni
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macaroni { Swahili: tambi
, pl tambi
}
noun 9/10
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Entry below is Macedonia
Entry below is Macedonian
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Macedonian, pl Macedonians
{ Swahili: Mmasedonia
, pl Wamasedonia
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noun 1/2
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Entry below is machete - this headword has been grouped
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machete, pl machetes
{ Swahili: panga
, pl mapanga
}
noun 5/6
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English Example: The farmer has been cutting the grass with a machete
Swahili Example: Mkulima amekuwa amekata nyasi na panga.
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small machete, pl small machetes
{ Swahili: kipanga
, pl vipanga [derived: Swahili upanga]
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noun 7/8
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machete, pl machetes
{ Swahili: parange
, pl maparange
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noun 5/6
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machete, pl machetes
{ Swahili: mundu
, pl miundu
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noun 3/4
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Entry below is machination
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machination, pl machinations
{ Swahili: kitimbi
, pl vitimbi
}
noun 7/8
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[see also: chimvi]
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Entry below is machinations
Entry below is machine - this headword has not been grouped
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machine { Swahili: enchini
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noun
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[note: Engl. rare.]
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machine, pl machines
{ Swahili: enjine
, pl enjine
}
noun 9/10
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[note: Engl. rare.]
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machine { Swahili: injini
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noun
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Swahili Example: injini ya moshi
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machine { Swahili: mashine
, pl mashine
}
noun 9/10
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English Example: His hands worked like a machine.
Swahili Example: Mikono yake ilifanya kazi kama mashine [Chambati Masomo 242]
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machine { Swahili: mashine
[derived: Engl.]
}
noun
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English Example: typewriter
Swahili Example: machine ya kuandika
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machine { Swahili: mashini
[derived: Engl.]
}
noun
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English Example: typewriter
Swahili Example: machine ya kuandika
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machine, pl machines (or machinery)
{ Swahili: kinu
, pl vinu
}
noun 7/8
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machine for turning { Swahili: kerezo
, pl kerezo [derived: kereza V]
}
noun 9/10
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machine(in gen.) { Swahili: mtambo
, pl mitambo
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noun
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small machine, pl really means sewing machine
{ Swahili: cherahani
}
noun
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English Example: tailor
Swahili Example: fundi wa cherahani
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small machine { Swahili: charahani
} [Terminology: personal]
noun
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English Example: sew with the sewing machine
Swahili Example: shona kwa charahani
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Entry below is machinery
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machinery, pl machinery
{ Swahili: chombo
, pl vyombo
}
noun 7/8
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Entry below is machinist - this headword has not been grouped
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machinist, pl machinists
{ Swahili: dereva
, pl madereva
}
noun 5/6an
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[note: Engl..]
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machinist, pl machinists
{ Swahili: dreva
, pl madreva
}
noun 5/6an
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[note: Engl..]
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Entry below is mackerel - this headword has not been grouped
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Indian mackerel, pl Indian mackerels
{ Swahili: kibua
, pl vibua
} [Terminology: marine]
taxonomy: Rastrelliger kanagurta
noun 7/8an
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English Definition: kind of seafish
Swahili Definition: aina ya samaki wa bahari
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Entry below is mad - this headword has not been grouped
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mad person, pl mad people
{ Swahili: mwendawazimu
, pl wendawazimu [derived: enda V; wazimu N]
}
noun 1/2
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Swahili Example: Maksuudi alipiga kama mwendawazimu [Moh], anarusha mikono kama mwenda-wazimu [Moh]
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mad person, pl mad people
{ Swahili: kichaa
, pl vichaa
}
noun 7/8an
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Entry below is Madagascar
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inhabitant of (the west coast of) Madagascar, pl inhabitants
{ Swahili: Msakalawa
, pl Wasakalawa
}
noun 1/2
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Entry below is madagascar - this headword has not been grouped
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Madagascar { Swahili: Buki
}
noun
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Entry below is madam - this headword has not been grouped
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madam (or madame), pl madames (or mesdames)
{ Swahili: bibi
(or bi), pl mabibi (or bi) [derived: Farsi]
}
noun 5/6an
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[see also: kibibi]
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madam { Swahili: bibie
[derived: bibi (vocative)]
}
noun
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Swahili Example: haya bibie, twende basi [Muk]
[note: Zanzibar.]
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madam (or madame), pl madames (or mesdames)
{ Swahili: bibi mkubwa
, pl mabibi wakubwa
}
noun 5/6an
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[see also: kubwa]
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madam (in address) { Swahili: siti
, pl siti
}
noun 9/10an
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[note: rare.]
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madam (in direct address) { Swahili: seyyida
}
noun 1
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Entry below is made - this headword has not been grouped
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be made { Swahili: -undwa
[derived: unda v]
}
verb
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Entry below is madman - this headword has not been grouped
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madman, pl madmen
{ Swahili: mkichaa
, pl wakichaa
}
noun 1/2
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English Example: "insane person, madman, lunatic".
Swahili Example: mwenye kichaa
[note: rare.]
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madman, pl madmen
{ Swahili: mwehu
, pl wehu
}
noun 1/2
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English Example: He makes noise like a madman.
Swahili Example: Anapiga kelele kama mwehu [Chacha, Masomo 378]
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Entry below is madness - this headword has not been grouped
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be seized with madness { Swahili: -ehuka
}
verb
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madness, pl madness
{ Swahili: kichaa
, pl vichaa
}
noun 7/8
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English Example: confusion, madness, and rage grew increasingly
Swahili Example: fazaa, kichaa na ghadhabu zilizidi kumea [Moh]
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madness { Swahili: kimkumku
}
noun 7
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Swahili Definition: wazimu, kichaa
[note: rare.]
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madness { Swahili: mbasua
[derived: basua N]
}
noun
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madness { Swahili: mwehu
, pl wehu [derived: ehuka V]
}
noun
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madness { Swahili: wazimu
}
noun 14
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Swahili Example: amjuaye Bahati na kumwona wakati ule pengine angemshuku wazimu [Sul], atajitia wazimu [Moh]
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madness { Swahili: wehu
}
noun 14
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Swahili Example: [kitovu chako] kinachokusimanga na kukutia wehu [Moh]
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Entry below is magazine - this headword has not been grouped
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fashion magazine, pl fashion magazines
{ Swahili: jarida la mitindo ya mavazi
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noun
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Swahili Example: jarida la mitindo ya mavazi toka Ufaransa mikononi [Muk]
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magazine, pl magazines
{ Swahili: gazeti
, pl magazeti [derived: English gazette]
}
noun 5/6
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magazine, pl magazines
{ Swahili: jarida
, pl majarida [derived: Arabic]
}
noun 5/6
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Swahili Example: chumbani kwake kuna majarida mengi [Muk]
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magazine, pl magazines
{ Swahili: tarigia
, pl tarigia
}
noun 9/10
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[note: rare.]
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Entry below is maggot - this headword has not been grouped
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maggot, pl maggots
{ Swahili: funza
, pl mafunza
}
noun 5/6an
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Entry below is magic - this headword has not been grouped
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black magic { Swahili: kipapae
, pl vipapae
}
noun
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do magic { Swahili: -azimu
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verb
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[note: Cf. azimio (maazimio).]
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magic { Swahili: azima
, pl azima
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noun
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magic { Swahili: sihiri
, pl sihiri [derived: usihiri N]
}
noun 9/10
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English Example: magic
Swahili Example: uganga wa sihiri
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magic { Swahili: tego
, pl matego
}
noun
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magic { Swahili: uchawi
}
noun 14
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Swahili Example: Ahmed alifanyiwa uchawi na rafiki yake
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magic { Swahili: zindiko
, pl mazindiko
}
noun 5/6
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magic for identifying a wrongdoer { Swahili: mburuga
, pl miburuga
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noun
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magic formula { Swahili: zinguo
, pl mazinguo
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noun
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magic formula { Swahili: zunguo
, pl mazunguo
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noun
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one who believes in magical powers { Swahili: mzuza
, pl wazuza [derived: zua; zuka V] [Dialect: archaic]
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noun
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protective magic { Swahili: -kago
[derived: kaga; ukago]
}
verb
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Swahili Example: kago la simba
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Entry below is magican
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magican { Swahili: mjusi
, pl wajusi
}
noun
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Entry below is magician - this headword has not been grouped
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magician { Swahili: lozi
, pl walozi [derived: loga V]
}
noun
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magician, pl magicians
{ Swahili: mchawi
, pl wachawi [derived: uchawi N]
}
noun 1/2
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magician { Swahili: mfumba
, pl wafumba [derived: fumba]
}
noun
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magician { Swahili: mfumbaji
, pl wafumbaji [derived: fumba]
}
noun
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Entry below is magnanimity
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magnanimity { Swahili: rehema
, pl rehema
}
noun 9/10
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Entry below is magnanimous - this headword has not been grouped
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magnanimous { Swahili: karimu
[derived: kirimu; mkarimu; ukarimu]
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adjective
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Entry below is magnesium
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magnesium { Swahili: magnesi
[Dialect: recent]
} [Terminology: chemistry]
noun 9
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English Definition: a silver-white light malleable ductile metallic element that occurs abundantly in nature and is used in metallurgical and chemical processes, in photography, signaling, and pyrotechnics because of the intense white light it produces on burning, and in construction especially in the form of light alloys (identified 1812)
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Entry below is magnet - this headword has not been grouped
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magnet, pl magnets
{ Swahili: smaku
, pl smaku
}
noun 9/10
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magnet, pl magnets
{ Swahili: sumaku
, pl sumaku
}
noun 9/10
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English Example: magnetic
Swahili Example: -a sumaku
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Entry below is magnetic
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magnetic needle { Swahili: shindano
, pl masindano
}
noun 5/6
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English Example: magnetic needle of the phonograph
Swahili Example: sindano ya santuri
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Entry below is magnificence - this headword has not been grouped
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magnificence { Swahili: fahari
, pl fahari [derived: Arabic]
}
noun 9/10
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magnificence { Swahili: sherehe
, pl sherehe
}
noun 9/10
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Entry below is magnify - this headword has not been grouped
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magnify { Swahili: -adhimisha
[derived: -adhimu]
}
verb causative
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magnify { Swahili: -adhimu
[derived: adhama N]
}
verb
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magnify { Swahili: -kulia
[derived: kua]
}
verb applicative
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English Example: speak in a loud voice.
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Entry below is magnolia
Entry below is mahi-mahi
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mahi-mahi, pl mahi-mahi
{ Swahili: fulusi
(or falusi), pl fulusi (or falusi) [derived: Arabic]
} [Terminology: marine]
taxonomy: Coryphaena hippurus
noun 9/10an
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English Definition: dolphinfish
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Entry below is mahogany
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mahogany tree (khaya nyasica or senegalensis) { Swahili: mkangazi
, pl mikangazi
}
noun
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Entry below is maid - this headword has not been grouped
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children's maid, pl children's maids
{ Swahili: mlei
, pl walei [derived: lea V]
}
noun 1/2
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Swahili Example: sina budi kuchagua mlezi wa mwanangu [Sul]
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children's maid, pl children's maids
{ Swahili: mlezi
, pl walezi [derived: lea V]
}
noun 1/2
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Swahili Example: sina budi kuchagua mlezi wa mwanangu [Sul]
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Entry below is maiden - this headword has not been grouped
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maiden, pl maidens
{ Swahili: mwali
, pl wali
}
noun 1/2
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maiden, pl maidens
{ Swahili: mwanamwali
, pl wanamwali [derived: mwana N; mwali N]
}
noun 1/2
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Swahili Example: mwanamwali mmoja aliyechina kwa ujuvi [Sul]
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maiden, pl maidens
{ Swahili: mwanamwari
, pl wanamwari
}
noun 1/2
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Swahili Example: mnchani kutu ikichungulia kama mwanamwari [Ya]
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Entry below is mail - this headword has not been grouped
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mail { Swahili: -posta
[derived: eng]
}
verb
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mail to { Swahili: -postia
[derived: eng]
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verb
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Entry below is mailbag
Entry below is mailbox - this headword has not been grouped
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mailbox, pl mailboxes
{ Swahili: kijisanduku
, pl vijisanduku [derived: Arabic]
}
noun 7/8
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[see also: sanduku]
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mailbox, pl mailboxes
{ Swahili: kidaka barua
, pl vidaka barua
}
noun 7/8
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English Example: I will leave the papers in your mailbox
Swahili Example: nitaacha makaratasi katika kidaka barua chako
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Entry below is maim - this headword has not been grouped
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be maimed { Swahili: -lemaa
[derived: kilema N]
}
verb
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maim { Swahili: -lemaza
[derived: lemaa V]
}
verb
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Entry below is maimed
Entry below is main - this headword has not been grouped
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main (of electric power) { Swahili: ndia
, pl ndia [derived: ja]
}
noun 9/10
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English Example: main street
Swahili Example: njia kuu
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main (of electric power) { Swahili: njia
, pl njia [derived: ja]
}
noun 9/10
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English Example: main route
Swahili Example: njia kuu
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main part, pl main parts
{ Swahili: kichwa
(or kitwa), pl vichwa (or vitwa)
}
noun 7/8
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main point { Swahili: tako
, pl matako
}
noun 5/6
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Entry below is mainland - this headword has not been grouped
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mainland { Swahili: bara
, pl bara
}
noun 9/10
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mainland (as opposed to islands), pl mainlands
{ Swahili: mrima
, pl mirima [derived: Arabic]
}
noun 3/4
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[see also: Kimrima; mmrima]
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Entry below is mainly - this headword has not been grouped
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mainly { Swahili: aghalabu
[derived: Arabic]
}
adverb
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Entry below is mainspring
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mainspring (of watch or clock), pl mainsprings
{ Swahili: kamani
, pl kamani [derived: Farsi]
}
noun 9/10
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Entry below is mainstay
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mainstay, pl mainstays
{ Swahili: boma kubwa
, pl maboma makubwa [derived: Farsi]
}
noun 5/6
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[note: derivation is either Persian (Farsi) or Bantu.]
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Entry below is maintain - this headword has not been grouped
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maintain { Swahili: -jaza
[derived: jazi; jazua]
}
verb
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maintain { Swahili: -posha
[derived: posho]
}
verb
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maintenance, pl maintenance
{ Swahili: posho
, pl posho (or maposho) [derived: English portion]
}
noun 9/10
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[see also: posha]
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maintenance { Swahili: riziki
, pl riziki [derived: Arabic]
}
noun 9/10
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English Example: I have not put maintenance in the stomach today ( I have not eaten today)
Swahili Example: Sijatia riziki matumboni leo
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maize { Swahili: hindi
, pl mahindi
}
noun 5/6
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maize { Swahili: hindi
, pl mahindi [derived: Hindi; muhindi]
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noun
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maize { Swahili: mahindi
[derived: Hindi; muhindi]
}
noun
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Swahili Example: unga wa mahindi
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maize (grain), pl grains of maize
{ Swahili: muhindi
, pl mihindi [derived: Arabic]
}
noun 3/4
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[see also: hindi; mahindi]
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maize (single grain) { Swahili: hindi
, pl mahindi
}
noun 5/6
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maize plant, pl maize plants
{ Swahili: mhindi
, pl mihindi
}
noun 3/4
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male blossom of maize { Swahili: ngara
, pl ngara
}
noun 9/10
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young maize plant (before the formation of ears) { Swahili: matindi
, pl matindi [derived: tindi Adj]
}
noun
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majesty { Swahili: utakatifu
[derived: tukufu adj]
}
noun 14
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Swahili Example: Mwana wa mtu akija katika wingu, mwenye nguvu na utukufu mwingi [Kez]
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majesty { Swahili: utukufu
[derived: tukuka V]
}
noun 14
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Swahili Example: mwenye nguvu na utukufu mwingi [Kez]
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