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pace - palm leaf perform - persist plus - pollution probable - program
palm oil - paralyse persistant - phial polonium - possess progress - prophylactic
paralysis - partners Philippines - pile possessed - powerful prophylaxis - provider
partnership - paucity piles - pitiful powerless - preface province - pull off
pauper - peep pits - play-acting prefect - presumptuous pullet - purse
peephole - perforation player - plural pretence - probability pursemouth - pytilia


Entry below is pace - this headword has not been grouped

pace, pl paces { Swahili: enenzi , pl maenenzi }
noun 5/6
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pace, pl paces { Swahili: hatua , pl hatua }
noun 9/10
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Swahili Example: pima kwa hatua; ni hatua tu

pace, pl paces { Swahili: mbio }
noun
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pace, pl paces { Swahili: mwendo (or mwenendo), pl miendo (or mienendo or wenendo) [derived: Swahili -enda] }
noun 3/4
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English Example: speed up one's pace
Swahili Example: kaza mwendo


Entry below is pacific

Pacific Ocean { Swahili: Bahari ya Pasifiki (or Pasifiki) }  [Terminology: geography]
noun 9
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Entry below is pacification - this headword has not been grouped

pacification { Swahili: matengemano , pl matengemano [derived: tengemaa V] }
noun
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pacification { Swahili: upatanisho }
noun
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Entry below is pacified

be pacified { Swahili: -tumbukia }
verb
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Entry below is pacify - this headword has not been grouped

be pacified { Swahili: -burudika }
verb
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pacify { Swahili: -gonea }
verb
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pacify { Swahili: -gonia }
verb applicative
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pacify { Swahili: -patanisha }
verb
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pacify { Swahili: -saburisha }
verb
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pacify { Swahili: -subirisha }
verb
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pacify { Swahili: -tuliza [derived: tua V] }
verb
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pacify each other { Swahili: -tulizana [derived: tua V] }
verb
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Entry below is pack - this headword has not been grouped

pack, pl packs { Swahili: bumba , pl mabumba }
noun 5/6
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English Example: pack of cigarettes
Swahili Example: bumba la sigara

pack, pl packs { Swahili: kikorokoro (or makolokolo), pl vikorokoro (or makolokolo) }
noun 7/8
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pack, pl packs { Swahili: mkebe , pl mikebe }
noun 3/4
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English Example: While he waited for the Inspector he took out his pack of cigarettes, took out one, and lit up.
Swahili Example: Wakati akimsubiri Inspekta alitoa mkebe wake wa sigara akatoa moja na kujiwashia [Masomo 166]

pack, pl packs { Swahili: paketi , pl paketi [derived: Eng.] }
noun 9/10
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English Example: a pack of cigarettes.
Swahili Example: paketi ya sigara

pack, pl packs { Swahili: pakiti , pl pakiti [derived: Eng.] }
noun 9/10
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English Example: a pack of cigarettes.
Swahili Example: paketi ya sigara

pack, pl packs { Swahili: pakti , pl pakti [derived: Eng.] }
noun 9/10
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English Example: a pack of cigarettes.
Swahili Example: paketi ya sigara

pack, pl packs { Swahili: pumba , pl mapumba }
noun 5/6
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pack, pl packs { Swahili: tando , pl matando }
noun 5/6
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pack, pl packs { Swahili: tandu , pl matandu }
noun 5/6
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pack { Swahili: -funganya [derived: funga v] }
verb
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pack { Swahili: -fungasha [derived: funga v] }
verb
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pack { Swahili: -pakia }
verb
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pack mud { Swahili: -sakifu }
verb
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pack tight (one thing on top of another) { Swahili: -songonyoa }
verb
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pack together { Swahili: -kongomana }
verb
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pack up a load { Swahili: -funga mzigo }
verb
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Entry below is package - this headword has not been grouped

folded package, pl folded packages { Swahili: upeto , pl peto }
noun 11/10
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package, pl packages { Swahili: bahasha , pl mabahasha }
noun 5/6
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package, pl packages { Swahili: bumba , pl mabumba }
noun 5/6
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package, pl packages { Swahili: bunda , pl mabunda }
noun 5/6
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English Example: a package of tobacco
Swahili Example: bunda la tumbaku

package, pl packages { Swahili: furushi , pl mafurushi }
noun 5/6
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package, pl packages { Swahili: mfundo , pl mifundo [derived: funda; fundika] }
noun 3/4
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package, pl packages { Swahili: paketi , pl paketi [derived: Eng.] }
noun 9/10
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English Example: a package of cigarettes.
Swahili Example: paketi ya sigara

package, pl packages { Swahili: pakiti , pl pakiti [derived: Eng.] }
noun 9/10
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English Example: a package of cigarettes.
Swahili Example: paketi ya sigara

package, pl packages { Swahili: pakti , pl pakti [derived: Eng.] }
noun 9/10
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English Example: a package of cigarettes.
Swahili Example: paketi ya sigara

package, pl packages { Swahili: pumba , pl mapumba }
noun 5/6
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English Example: a package of goods
Swahili Example: pumba la mizigo

package, pl packages { Swahili: tumba , pl tumba }
noun 9/10
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package (small), pl packages (small) { Swahili: kibumba (or kipumba), pl vibumba (or vipumba) }
noun 7/8
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Entry below is packed - this headword has not been grouped

be packed together { Swahili: -shindama [derived: shinda V] }
verb
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[note: rare.]

be packed together { Swahili: -shindamana [derived: shinda V] }
verb
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English Example: clothes were packed together inside the box
Swahili Example: Nguo zilishindamana sandukuni

have something packed { Swahili: -pakiza (or -pakisha) [derived: Swahili -pakia] }
verb causative
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Entry below is packer

packer, pl packers { Swahili: mpakizi , pl wapakizi [derived: pakia] }
noun 1/2
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Entry below is packet - this headword has not been grouped

packet { Swahili: bumba , pl mabumba }
noun 5/6
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packet, pl packets { Swahili: kibumba (or kipumba), pl vibumba (or vipumba) }
noun 7/8
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packet, pl packets { Swahili: kifurushi , pl vifurushi }
noun 7/8
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packet, pl packets { Swahili: kipeto , pl vipeto [derived: Swahili -peta] }
noun 7/8
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packet { Swahili: paketi , pl paketi [derived: Eng.] }
noun 9/10
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English Example: a packet of cigarettes.
Swahili Example: paketi ya sigara

packet { Swahili: pakiti , pl pakiti [derived: Eng.] }
noun 9/10
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English Example: a packet of cigarettes.
Swahili Example: paketi ya sigara

packet { Swahili: pakti , pl pakti [derived: Eng.] }
noun 9/10
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English Example: a packet of cigarettes.
Swahili Example: paketi ya sigara

packet { Swahili: pakti , pl pakti [derived: Eng.] }
noun 9/10
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English Example: one packet of cigarettes
Swahili Example: sigara pakti moja [Ya]

packet, pl packets { Swahili: robota , pl marobota }
noun 5/6
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English Example: a packet of goods
Swahili Example: robota la mzigo

packet, pl packets { Swahili: kichopa , pl vichopa [derived: Swahili chopa] }
noun 7/8
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Entry below is packsaddle - this headword has not been grouped

packsaddle, pl packsaddles { Swahili: shogi , pl shogi }
noun 9/10
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packsaddle { Swahili: sogi , pl masogi }
noun 5/6
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Entry below is pact - this headword has not been grouped

make a pact { Swahili: -agana [derived: aga V] }
verb reciprocal
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Swahili Example: pale waaganapo kukutana kiwanja cha hoki [Sul]

pact, pl pacts { Swahili: afikiano , pl maafikiano [derived: afiki v] }
noun 5/6
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[note: usually plural 'maafikiano'.]

pact, pl pacts { Swahili: agano , pl maagano [derived: aga V] }
noun 5/6
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pact, pl pacts { Swahili: mkataba , pl mikataba [derived: katiba V] }
noun 3/4
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Swahili Example: mkataba wa amani

pact, pl pacts { Swahili: mwafaka , pl miafaka [derived: afiki V] }
noun 3/4
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Entry below is pad - this headword has not been grouped

grass pad serving as a rest for loads carried on the head, pl pads { Swahili: kata , pl kata }
noun 9/10
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pad used when carrying a load on the head, pl pads { Swahili: twisho , pl matwisho }
noun 5/6
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Entry below is paddle - this headword has not been grouped

paddle, pl paddles { Swahili: kafi , pl makafi }
noun 5/6
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Swahili Example: piga kafi

paddle (in the water). { Swahili: -sairi }
verb
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Entry below is paddock

paddock { Swahili: zizi , pl mazizi }
noun
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Entry below is padlock

padlock, pl padlocks { Swahili: kufuli , pl kufuli [derived: Arabic] }
noun 9/10
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Swahili Example: funguo mbili zinagoma kuingia katika tundu la kufuli [Muk]


Entry below is pagan - this headword has not been grouped

pagan { Swahili: shenzi }
adjective
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pagan { Swahili: mpagani , pl wapagani }
noun
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Entry below is paganism

paganism { Swahili: ushenzi [derived: Pers.] }
noun
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Entry below is page - this headword has not been grouped

over the page { Swahili: kwa pili }
adverb
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page, pl pages { Swahili: gombo , pl magombo }
noun 5/6
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page, pl pages { Swahili: msafu , pl misafu [derived: sahifa] }
noun 3/4
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[note: rare.]

page, pl pages { Swahili: msahafu , pl misahafu [derived: sahifa] }
noun 3/4
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[note: rare.]

page, pl pages { Swahili: ukurasa , pl kurasa [derived: Arabic - kurasa N] }
noun 11/10
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Swahili Example: vidole vya msichana vinazipambua kurasa za jarida lile [Muk]

page, pl pages { Swahili: kataa la kitabu , pl makataa ya kitabu }
noun 5/6
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page (of a book), pl pages { Swahili: sahifa , pl sahifa }
noun 9/10
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[note: rare.]

page (of a book), pl pages { Swahili: sahifu , pl sahifu }
noun 9/10
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[note: rare.]

web page, pl web pages { Swahili: sahifa , pl sahifa  [Dialect: recent] }
noun 9/10
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English Example: surf the cnn website
Swahili Example: rambaza sahifa ya cnn


Entry below is pageant

pageant, pl pageants { Swahili: tamasha , pl tamasha }
noun 9/10
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Entry below is pagoda

pagoda (China, India), pl pagodas { Swahili: hekalu , pl mahekalu }
noun 5/6
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Entry below is paid

be paid { Swahili: -lipwa [derived: lipa V] }
verb
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Entry below is pail

pail, pl pails { Swahili: ndoo , pl ndoo }
noun 9/10
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English Example: a full pail of water
Swahili Example: ndoo iliyojaa maji


Entry below is pain - this headword has not been grouped

(expresses pain) { Swahili: a }
interjection
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(expresses pain) { Swahili: aa }
interjection
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(expresses pain) { Swahili: ah }
interjection
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(state of) pain { Swahili: uguo , pl mauguo }
noun 5/6
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be beset by pain { Swahili: -patwa na janga }
verb passive
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be in pain { Swahili: -kakata }
verb
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be in pain { Swahili: -sononeka }
verb intransitive
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English Example: (s)he was astonished on looking at Mansuri who was in pain
Swahili Example: akashangaa kumtazama Mansuri aliyekuwa akisononeka [Sul]

be in pain { Swahili: -teseka [derived: tesa V] }
verb
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be in pain { Swahili: -ugua }
verb
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cause pain { Swahili: -adhibisha }
verb causative
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cause pain { Swahili: -adhibu }
verb
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cause pain { Swahili: -sibu }
verb
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cause pain { Swahili: -sonoa }
verb
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cause pain { Swahili: -tesa }
verb
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Swahili Example: mbona humjia moyoni mwake na kumtesa [Sul]

cause pain { Swahili: -uma }
verb
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cause pain { Swahili: -umiza [derived: umia V] }
verb
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cause pain { Swahili: -vuaza }
verb
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cause pain { Swahili: -washa }
verb
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cause someone pain { Swahili: -sononesha }
verb causative
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feel a sharp pain { Swahili: -nyotoa }
verb
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feel pain { Swahili: -kakata }
verb
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feel pain { Swahili: -kakata }
verb
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feel pain { Swahili: -kang'ata }
verb
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feel pain { Swahili: -sonona }
verb
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feel pain { Swahili: -sununa [derived: sonoa V] }
verb
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feel pain { Swahili: -umia }
verb applicative
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Swahili Example: jinga likierevuka, mwerevu kaumia [Moh]

give pain { Swahili: -wanga }
verb
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have pain { Swahili: -umwa [derived: uma v] }
verb
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pain, pl pains { Swahili: adhabu , pl adhabu }
noun 9/10
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pain, pl pains { Swahili: chomeo , pl machomeo }
noun 5/6
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pain, pl pains { Swahili: janga , pl majanga }
noun 5/6
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pain, pl pains { Swahili: kihoro , pl vihoro }
noun 7/8
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Swahili Example: tia kihoro
[note: feel grief/pain.]

pain, pl pains { Swahili: kimoyo (or kimoyomoyo), pl vimoyo (or vimoyomoyo) [derived: Swahili moyo] }
noun 7/8
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pain, pl pains { Swahili: masubuko , pl masubuko [derived: sumbua N; sumbufu Adj] }
noun 6/6
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pain, pl pains { Swahili: masumbufo , pl masumbufo [derived: sumbua N; sumbufu Adj] }
noun 6/6
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pain, pl pains { Swahili: masumbulizi , pl masumbulizi [derived: sumbua N; sumbufu Adj] }
noun 6/6
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pain, pl pains { Swahili: masumbuo , pl masumbuo [derived: sumbua N; sumbufu Adj] }
noun 6/6
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pain, pl pains { Swahili: maumivu , pl maumivu }
noun 6/6
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English Example: The girl tried to get up but her pain prevented her from doing so.
Swahili Example: Msichana alikuwa akijaribu kunyanyuka lakini maumivu yake yalimzuia [Ganzel Masomo 164]

pain, pl pains { Swahili: teso (or mateso), pl mateso [derived: Swahili tesa] }
noun 5/6
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[note: usually plural in Swahili.]

pain, pl pains { Swahili: uchungu (or utungu), pl machungu (or matungu) }
noun 11/6
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English Example: only one who has borne a child knows how painful it is (proverb)
Swahili Example: uchungu wa mwana aujuaye mzazi (methali)

pain, pl pains { Swahili: umivu , pl maumivu [derived: uma V] }
noun 11/6
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Swahili Example: Mansuri aligutuka kwa maumivu [Sul]

pain, pl pains { Swahili: umo , pl maumo }
noun 11/6
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pain { Swahili: usononi [derived: sonoa v] }
noun 11
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pain { Swahili: usununo }
noun
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pain or complaint in the stomach or abdomen, pl pains { Swahili: tumbo }
noun
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persistent pain { Swahili: upekecho }
noun
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sharp pain, pl sharp pains { Swahili: mchomo , pl michomo [derived: choma V] }
noun 3/4
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someone who causes pain, pl people who cause pain { Swahili: mwumizi , pl waumizi [derived: uma; umika V] }
noun 1/2
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something that causes pain, pl things that cause pain { Swahili: kiuma , pl viuma [derived: uma V] }
noun 7/8
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sudden pain, pl sudden pains { Swahili: mchomo , pl michomo [derived: choma V] }
noun 3/4
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suppress expression of pain { Swahili: -nyamaa }
verb
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take pains { Swahili: -jitahidi (or -jitihadi) [derived: Arabic] }
verb reflexive
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twist in pain (esp of stomach) { Swahili: -sokota }
verb
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English Example: the woman's stomach is aching, it is twisting in pain, it is cutting
Swahili Example: tumbo linauma mama linasokota, linakata [Muk]


Entry below is painful - this headword has not been grouped

be painful { Swahili: -uma }
verb
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be painful { Swahili: -waka }
verb
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painful { Swahili: chapwa }
adjective
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painful { Swahili: chungu (or kichungu) }
adjective
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Entry below is pains - this headword has not been grouped

pains at the beginning of menstruation (cramps) { Swahili: zingizi }
noun
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take great pains { Swahili: -kakamuka [derived: kakamavu; kakamizi; mkakamavu; ukakamavu] }
verb intr-inver
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take pains { Swahili: -tahidi }
verb
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take pains { Swahili: -takalifu }
verb
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Entry below is paint - this headword has not been grouped

paint, pl paints { Swahili: rangi , pl rangi [derived: Hindi] }
noun 9/10
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paint { Swahili: -paka rangi }
verb
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English Example: they have painted it red
Swahili Example: wameipaka rangi nyekundu

paint { Swahili: -rasha }
verb
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paint { Swahili: -rasharasha }
verb
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paint { Swahili: -tia rangi }
verb
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English Example: they painted it black
Swahili Example: walitia rangi nyeusi

paint { Swahili: -weka rangi }
verb
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English Example: they will paint this wall white white
Swahili Example: wataweka rangi nyeupe kwenye ukuta huu

paint { Swahili: -tia rangi }
verb
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paint { Swahili: -paka rangi }
verb
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paint { Swahili: -paka rangi }
verb
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paint on { Swahili: -paka (or -pakaa) }
verb
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Entry below is painted

painted { Swahili: painti [derived: Eng.] }
adjective
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Entry below is painter

painter, pl painters { Swahili: mpaka rangi (or mpakaji rangi or mpaki rangi), pl wapaka rangi (or wapakaji rangi or wapaki rangi) }
noun 1/2
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Entry below is painting

painting { Swahili: sanamu , pl sanamu }
noun 9/10
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Entry below is pair - this headword has not been grouped

pair, pl pairs { Swahili: jozi , pl jozi }
noun 9/10
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Swahili Example: jozi ya viatu

pair, pl pairs { Swahili: jozi , pl majozi }
noun 5/6
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Swahili Example: jozi ya viatu

pair (of shoes etc.), pl pairs { Swahili: cheuzi }
noun
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Entry below is pajamas

pajamas { Swahili: panjama , pl panjama [derived: Eng.] }
noun 9/10
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English Example: "When (s)he saw Mansuri, (s)he stood at the door and and wore pajamas".
Swahili Example: alimwona Mansuri kasimama mlangoni, kavaa panjama [Sul]


Entry below is Pakistan

Pakistan { Swahili: Pakistani (or Pakstan) }  [Terminology: geography]
noun 9
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[note: Pakistani is recommended standardization by TUKI and BAKITA; Pakstan is recommended standardization by Radio Tanzania.]


Entry below is Pakistani

Pakistani, pl Pakistanis { Swahili: Mpakistani (or Mpakstan), pl Wapakistani (or Wapakstan) }
noun 1/2
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[note: Pakistani is recommended standardization by TUKI and BAKITA; Pakstan is recommended standardization by Radio Tanzania.]


Entry below is palace

palace, pl palaces { Swahili: jumba , pl majumba }
noun 5/6
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Swahili Example: jumba la kufanyia majiribio; jumba la ukumbusho


Entry below is palate

palate, pl palates { Swahili: kaakaa (or kaka), pl makaakaa (or makaka) }  [Terminology: anatomy]
noun 5/6
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Entry below is palau

Palau Islands { Swahili: Palau (Visiwa vya) }  [Terminology: geography]
noun 9
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Entry below is palauan

Palauan, pl Palauans { Swahili: Mpalau , pl Wapalau }
noun 1/2
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Entry below is pale - this headword has not been grouped

pale { Swahili: chuju }
adjective
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English Example: Mrs Rozi was pale, thin, rude and a gossip
Swahili Example: Bibi Rozi alikuwa mweupe chuju, mwembamba, mkavu, na mlimi [Sul]

pale { Swahili: safura }
adjective
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English Example: pale
Swahili Example: safura a safura


Entry below is paleness

paleness { Swahili: weupe }
noun
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Entry below is paleontology

paleontology { Swahili: paleontolojia [derived: English paleontolojia] }
noun 9
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Entry below is palestine - this headword has been grouped

Palestine { Swahili: Kanani }  [Terminology: geography / religious]
noun 9
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[note: Kanani generally refers to Biblical-era Palestine, while Palestina refers to modern-day Palestine.]


Entry below is Palestine - this headword has been grouped

Palestine { Swahili: Palestina }  [Terminology: geography]
noun 9
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[note: Kanani generally refers to Biblical-era Palestine, while Palestina refers to modern-day Palestine.]


Entry below is Palestinian

Palestinian, pl Palestinians { Swahili: Mpalestina , pl Wapalestina }
noun 1/2
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Entry below is palisade

palisade, pl palisades { Swahili: boma , pl maboma [derived: Farsi] }
noun 5/6
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[note: derivation is either Persian (Farsi) or Bantu.]


Entry below is pall - this headword has not been grouped

pall { Swahili: deuli }
noun
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[note: lnd.?.]

pall { Swahili: subahiya , pl subahiya }
noun 9/10
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pall { Swahili: subaya , pl subaya }
noun 9/10
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Entry below is palladium

palladium { Swahili: paladi   [Dialect: recent] }  [Terminology: chemistry]
noun 9
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English Definition: a silver-white ductile malleable metallic element of the platinum group that is used especially in electrical contacts, as a catalyst, and in alloys (identified 1803)


Entry below is pallid

pallid { Swahili: safura }
adjective
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English Example: palid
Swahili Example: safura a safura


Entry below is pallor

pallor { Swahili: weupe }
noun
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Entry below is palm - this headword has not been grouped

date palm, pl date palms { Swahili: mtende , pl mitende }
noun 3/4
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doum palm { Swahili: mnyaa , pl minyaa  [Dialect: Kimvita] }  [Terminology: marine]
taxonomy: Hyphaaene coriacea
noun 3/4
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fibers from the leaf of the wild date palm used for weaving mats etc. { Swahili: ukindu }
noun
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flower-stem of the coconut palm { Swahili: banda , pl banda }
noun
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kind of palm { Swahili: mivumo , pl mivumo }
taxonomy: Borassus flabellifera
noun
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kind of palm { Swahili: mpopo , pl mipopoo [derived: popoo] }
taxonomy: Areca catechu
noun
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kind of palm { Swahili: mpopoo , pl mipopoo [derived: popoo] }
taxonomy: Areca catechu
noun
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kind of palm { Swahili: mtapo , pl mitapo }
taxonomy: Cycas thouarsii
noun
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mlala (species of dwarf palm) { Swahili: mlala , pl milala }
noun
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palm, pl palms { Swahili: mkono , pl mikono }
noun 3/4
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palm (of hand), pl palms { Swahili: kiganja (or kiganya or ganja), pl viganja (or viganya or maganja) }  [Terminology: anatomy]
noun 7/8
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English Example: she showed her palms
Swahili Example: alinionyesha viganja vyake [Abd]

palm (of the hand), pl palms { Swahili: kitanga (cha mkono) , pl vitanga (vya mikono) }
noun 7/8
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palm branch, pl palm branches { Swahili: ukuti , pl kuti }
noun 11/10
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palm leaf (used as roofing material), pl palm leaves { Swahili: kiungo , pl viungo }
noun 7/8
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palm of the hand, pl palms of the hand { Swahili: gao , pl magao }
noun 5/6
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palm of the hand, pl palms { Swahili: kikofi , pl vikofi }
noun 7/8
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palm of the hand (upturned), pl palms { Swahili: ukofi (or kofi or ukufi), pl kofi (or makofi or kufi) }
noun 11/10
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palm species { Swahili: mpapindi , pl mipapindi }
taxonomy: Cycas thouarsii
noun
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raffia palm { Swahili: mwale , pl miale }
noun
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sailmaker's palm (leather or canvas used to protect the hand when sewing heavy material) { Swahili: dopa }
noun
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strip of leaf from the dwarf palm (used for plaiting mats) { Swahili: muaa }
noun
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strip of leaf from the dwarf palm (used for plaiting mats) { Swahili: mwaa }
noun
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strip of palm leaf (for plaiting baskets) { Swahili: taba , pl taba }
noun 9/10
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strip of palm leaf (for plaiting baskets) { Swahili: tabu , pl tabu }
noun 9/10
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strip of palm leaf (for plaiting baskets) { Swahili: tabutabu , pl tabutabu }
noun 9/10
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strip of palm leaf (used for weaving baskets) { Swahili: ung'ongo }
noun
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strip of plaited palm-leaf fiber for making mats { Swahili: usitu }
noun
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Entry below is palm leaf - this headword has not been grouped

broad part of the palm-leaf stem { Swahili: bango , pl mabango }
noun
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strip of palm-leaf (used to weave baskets, mats) { Swahili: bambo , pl mabambo }
noun
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[note: Cf. bamba.]

 

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