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The Kamusi Project English-Swahili Dictionary
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Entry below is possessed - this headword has not been grouped
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a person possessed by a spirit, pl people possessed by spirits
{ Swahili: mwenye pepo
(or mwenyepepo), pl wenye pepo (or wenyepepo)
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noun 1/2
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[see also: -pepa]
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be possessed (by a spirit) { Swahili: -pandwa na pepo
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verb
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[see also: -pandwa]
English Example: Bahati left quickly, an indication that he was possessed by the spirit
Swahili Example: Bahati alitoka mbio, mfano wa aliyepandwa na pepo [Sul]
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be possessed (by a spirit) { Swahili: -pagaa
} [Terminology: anthropology]
verb
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English Example: He is possessed by a spirit.
Swahili Example: amepagawa na pepo
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be possessed by a spirit { Swahili: -ingiwa na pepo
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verb
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Swahili Definition: tawazwa na jamii ya viumbe wanaodhaniwa wameumbwa kwa moto na ambao hawaonekani kwa macho;
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possessed person, pl possessed people
{ Swahili: mwenye pepo
, pl wenye pepo [derived: -enye pron; pepo N]
}
noun 1/2
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Swahili Example: alipiga kelele mfano wa mwenye pepo [Sul]
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possessing { Swahili: enyi
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adjective
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[note: used in conj. w. other parts of speech to form adjectives.]
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possession, pl possessions
{ Swahili: mali
, pl mali
}
noun 9/10
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possession { Swahili: milki
, pl milki [derived: miliki V]
}
noun 9/10
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Entry below is possessive - this headword has not been grouped
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possessive adjective, pl possessive adjectives
{ Swahili: kimilikishi
, pl vimilikishi [derived: -miliki]
} [Terminology: grammar]
noun 7/8
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English Definition: a word that describes a noun by showing who possesses the person or thing referred to by the noun
Swahili Definition: kivumishi cha mwenyewe
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possessive adjective, pl possessive adjectives
{ Swahili: kivumishi cha mwenyewe
, pl vivumishi vya mwenyewe [derived: -vumisha]
} [Terminology: grammar]
noun 7/8
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[see also: mwenyewe]
English Definition: a word that describes a noun by showing who possesses the person or thing referred to by the noun
Swahili Definition: kimilikishi
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reflexive possessive adjective, pl reflexive possessive adjectives
{ Swahili: kimilikishi kinachorejea
, pl vimilikishi vinavyorejea
} [Terminology: grammar]
noun 7/8
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[see also: -rejea]
English Definition: a possessive adjective that reflects back to the possessor, which is usually the subject of the sentence or clause
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Entry below is possessor
Entry below is possibilities - this headword has not been grouped
Entry below is possibility - this headword has not been grouped
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possibility, pl possibilities
{ Swahili: nafasi
, pl nafasi
}
noun 9/10
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English Example: Ruzuna wanted him to take the possibility of work
Swahili Example: Ruzuna alitaka achukue nafasi ya kazi [Sul]
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possibility { Swahili: satua
, pl satua
}
noun 9/10
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English Example: there is a possibility (s)he will arrive today
Swahili Example: Kuna satua atafika leo
[note: rare.]
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possibility { Swahili: uwezekano
[derived: weza V]
}
noun 14
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Swahili Example: kwa nini pale mwanzo hakuuona uwezekano wa hilo [Muk]
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be possible { Swahili: -wezekana
}
verb
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English Example: it is not possible
Swahili Example: haiwezekani
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possibly { Swahili: huenda
[derived: -enda]
}
adverb
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English Example: possibly he will come
Swahili Example: huenda akaja
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post, pl posts
{ Swahili: shikizo
, pl mashikizo [derived: shika V]
}
noun 5/6
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English Example: post of the sloping side of the native thatched roof
Swahili Example: shikizo la paa
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post, pl posts
{ Swahili: kituo
, pl vituo [derived: Swahili tua]
}
noun 7/8
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English Example: I have been chosen to be the leader of this post
Swahili Example: nimechaguliwa kuwa kiongozi wa kituo hiki [Ng]
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post (1 of 2 uprights of ropemaking frame), pl posts
{ Swahili: jingi
, pl majingi
}
noun 5/6
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post (for tying animals), pl posts
{ Swahili: kigingi
(or kigwingwi), pl vigingi (or vigwingwi)
}
noun 7/8
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post (in house construction), pl posts
{ Swahili: jiguzo
[derived: nguzo]
}
noun
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post (used in building homes), pl posts
{ Swahili: zio
, pl mazio
}
noun 5/6
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post office { Swahili: posta
, pl posta [derived: eng]
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noun 9/10
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English Example: post office stamp
Swahili Example: tikiti ya posta
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Post Office box { Swahili: Sanduku la Posta
, pl masanduku ya posta
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noun 5/6
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English Example: (s)he received the letters from the post office box
Swahili Example: Alizipata barua kwa Sanduku la Posta
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post-office employee, pl post-office employees
{ Swahili: mposta
, pl waposta [derived: posta N]
}
noun 1/2
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[note: rare.]
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Entry below is postman - this headword has not been grouped
Entry below is postmark
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postpone { Swahili: -ahirisha
[derived: Swahili -ahiri]
}
verb causative
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Swahili Definition: kutofanya kitu mpaka baadaye
English Example: if at the time of voting irregularities take place in the voting place then it is up to the Station Supervisor to postpone the election
Swahili Example: iwapo wakati wa upigaji kura yanatokea machafuko kituoni ni juu ya Msimamizi wa Kituo hicho kuahirisha uchaguzi huo [Masomo, 103]
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Entry below is postponement - this headword has not been grouped
Entry below is posture
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person who has good posture, pl people who have good posture
{ Swahili: mwima
, pl waima [derived: wima]
}
noun 1/2
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cooking-pot { Swahili: karai
, pl makarai
}
noun
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Swahili Example: karai la kukaanga
[note: frying pan.]
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earthenware cooking pot { Swahili: kaango
, pl makaango [derived: kaanga V]
}
noun 5/6
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large cooking pot, pl large cooking pots
{ Swahili: jungu
(or kungu), pl majungu (or makungu) [derived: Swahili chungu]
}
noun 5/6
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English Example: a large pot of soup on his grandmother's stove
Swahili Example: jungu la supu mekoni pa bibi yake [Sul]
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metal cooking pot { Swahili: sufuria
, pl sufuria [derived: sifuri N]
}
noun 9/10
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metal pot { Swahili: kopo
, pl makopo [derived: Arabic or Portuguese]
}
noun 5/6
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metal pot (type of), pl pots
{ Swahili: koja
, pl makoja
}
noun 5/6
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pot, pl pots
{ Swahili: dumu
(or mdumu), pl madumu (or midumu)
}
noun 5/6
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pot (big cooking), pl pots (big cooking)
{ Swahili: nyungu
, pl nyungu
}
noun 9/10
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small cooking pot, pl small cooking pots
{ Swahili: kichungu
(or kijungu), pl vichungu (or vijungu) [derived: Swahili chungu]
}
noun 7/8
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small earthenware pot, pl pots
{ Swahili: kibia
, pl vibia
}
noun 7/8
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[see also: bia]
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pot-belly, pl pot-bellies
{ Swahili: kitambi
, pl vitambi
}
noun 7/8
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English Example: Juma eats a lot, he's even developed a pot-belly.
Swahili Example: Juma anakula sana, hata ameota kitambi.
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potassium { Swahili: kali
[Dialect: recent]
} [Terminology: chemistry]
noun 9
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English Definition: a silver-white soft light low-melting univalent metallic element of the alkali metal group that occurs abundantly in nature especially combined in minerals (identified circa 1807)
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red sweet potato, pl red sweet potatoes
{ Swahili: kindoro
, pl vindoro
}
noun 7/8an
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sweet potato, pl sweet potatoes
{ Swahili: kiazi
, pl viazi
}
noun 7/8
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sweet potato (type of) { Swahili: kirehani
, pl kirehani [derived: rehani n?]
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noun 9/10
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sweet potato leaves eaten as vegetable { Swahili: mriba
, pl miriba
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noun
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Entry below is potion
Entry below is potlid
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potsherd, pl potsherds
{ Swahili: kigae
(or kigai), pl vigae (or vigai)
}
noun 7/8
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potter, pl potters
{ Swahili: mfinyanzi
, pl wafinyanzi [derived: finyanga]
}
noun 1/2
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English Example: The potter commonly eats off potsherds.
Swahili Example: mfinyanzi hulia gae
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potter, pl potters
{ Swahili: muufi
, pl waufi
}
noun 1/2
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[note: rare.]
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Entry below is pottery
Entry below is pouch - this headword has not been grouped
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leather pouch, pl leather pouches
{ Swahili: beti
, pl mabeti
}
noun 5/6
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pouch in which a drill is kept, pl pouches
{ Swahili: msukano
, pl misukwano
}
noun 3/4
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pouch in which a drill is kept, pl pouches
{ Swahili: msukwano
, pl misukwano
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noun 3/4
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Entry below is poultry
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poultry, pl poultry
{ Swahili: kuku
, pl kuku
}
noun 9/10an
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Swahili Example: mtoto wa kuku [Rec]
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pounce on (someone) { Swahili: -vamia
}
verb
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Swahili Example: simba amemvamia
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be pounded { Swahili: -twangwa
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verb passive
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Swahili Example: akamiminwa kinuni na kutwangwatwangwa [Moh]
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pound { Swahili: poundi
, pl poundi [derived: Eng.]
}
noun 9/10
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Swahili Example: Nipe poundi moja ya dhahabu
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pound { Swahili: -ponda
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verb
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English Example: pound clay.
Swahili Example: ponda udongo
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pound { Swahili: -pua
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verb
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English Example: pound clothes.
Swahili Example: pua nguo
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pound { Swahili: -pura
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verb
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English Example: pound clothes.
Swahili Example: pura nguo
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pound { Swahili: -purura
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verb
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English Example: pound clothes.
Swahili Example: pura nguo
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pound { Swahili: -pwaga
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verb
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English Example: pound rice in a mortar.
Swahili Example: pwaga mpunga kinuni
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pound (unit of currency or weight) { Swahili: paundi
, pl paundi [derived: Eng.]
}
noun 9/10
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pound (unit of currency or weight) { Swahili: pauni
, pl pauni [derived: Eng.]
}
noun 9/10
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pound (unit of currency or weight) { Swahili: poundi
, pl poundi [derived: Eng.]
}
noun 9/10
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English Example: Give me a pound of gold
Swahili Example: Nipe poundi moja ya dhahabu
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Entry below is pounding - this headword has not been grouped
Entry below is pounding-pole
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one who pounds { Swahili: mponda
, pl waponda [derived: ponda V]
}
noun
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English Example: stonemason
Swahili Example: mponda mawa
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one who pounds (grain) { Swahili: mtwanzi
, pl watwanzi [derived: twanga V]
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noun
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pour { Swahili: -chimbuka
[derived: v conv]
}
verb potential
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Swahili Example: kinywa kikachimbuka mate [Sul]
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pour in { Swahili: -mimina
[derived: miminiko]
}
verb
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English Example: break the egg slowly and pour it into the frying pan [Masomo 16]
Swahili Example: vunja yai polepole na kulimimina kwenye kikaango [Masomo 16].
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pour out { Swahili: -mwaga
}
verb
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Swahili Example: unga ule unamwagwa kombeni na kukorogwa [Muk]
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pouring out { Swahili: mmwagiko
, pl mimwagiko [derived: mwaga V]
}
noun 3/4
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Swahili Example: kuzuia mmwagiko wa mvua ya rasharasha [Ma]
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pour off (water (etc.) gently so as to leave the sediment) { Swahili: -chingirisha
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verb
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