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Entry below is rabbi
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rabbi, pl rabbis
{ Swahili: kahini
(or kuhani), pl makahini (or makuhani) [derived: Hebrew]
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noun 5/6an
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English Definition: Jewish spiritual leader
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Entry below is rabbit - this headword has not been grouped
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rabbit, pl rabbits
{ Swahili: sungura
, pl sungura
}
noun 9/10an
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Entry below is rabbit fish - this headword has not been grouped
Entry below is rabble - this headword has not been grouped
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rabble { Swahili: ahi
, pl ahi
}
noun 9/10an
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rabble, pl Plural?
{ Swahili: aki
, pl aki [derived: pl]
}
noun 9/10
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Entry below is rabies
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rabies { Swahili: kalab
[derived: kalb]
}
noun
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Entry below is race - this headword has been grouped
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race, pl races
{ Swahili: shindano
, pl mashindano
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noun 5/6
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English Definition: a contest of speed
English Example: the fishing race will start in December
Swahili Example: Shindano la kuvua samaki litaanza mwezi wa Decemba
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race, pl races
{ Swahili: mbio
, pl mbio
} [Terminology: sport]
noun 9/10
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English Definition: a contest of speed
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race, pl races
{ Swahili: mburuzo
, pl miburuzo [derived: Swahili burura]
}
noun 3/4
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race, pl races
{ Swahili: mbuuzo
, pl miburuzo [derived: Swahili mburuzo]
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noun 3/4
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race, pl races
{ Swahili: mbegu
, pl mbegu
}
noun 9/10
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English Definition: a taxonomic group that is a division of a species; usually arises as a consequence of geographical isolation within a species
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race, pl races
{ Swahili: taifa
, pl mataifa [derived: Arabic]
}
noun 5/6
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[see also: kitaifa; utaifa]
English Definition: people who are believed to belong to the same genetic stock
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membership in a race { Swahili: utani
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noun 14
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Entry below is rachitis - this headword has not been grouped
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rachitis { Swahili: nyogea
, pl nyogea
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noun 9
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racism { Swahili: ugozi
[derived: ngozi N] [Dialect: recent]
}
noun 14
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Swahili Definition: mtindo wa kumbagua mtu kwa ajili ya asili au rangi ya ngozi yake
English Example: You will see that English racism refuses even to look at their own population statistics, in explaining to us their propoganda about the Swahili ethnic group.
Swahili Example: Utaona ... kuwa ugozi ... wa Kiingereza unakataa hata kuangalia hisabu za idadi ya watu walizozifanya wenyewe, katika kutueleza porojo lao kuhusu kabila la Waswahili" [Shariff, Tungo Zetu, uk. 12]
[note: Shariff's own coinage..]
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Entry below is racist
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racist, pl racists
{ Swahili: mbaguzi
, pl wabaguzi [derived: mbago Adv]
}
noun 1/2
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Entry below is rack - this headword has not been grouped
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rack, pl racks
{ Swahili: susu
, pl susu
}
noun 9/10
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English Example: she drove the chickens away toward their racks [where they roost]
Swahili Example: akawafurusha kuku mpaka kwenye masusu yao
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rack one's brains (over something) { Swahili: -koroweza
[derived: makorowezo N]
}
verb
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Entry below is radiance - this headword has not been grouped
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radiance, pl radiance
{ Swahili: anga
, pl maanga
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noun 5/6
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[see also: -angaa]
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radiance { Swahili: kimetameta
(or kimeta or kimete), pl vimetameta (or vimeta or vimete) [derived: Swahili -meta]
}
noun 7/8
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radiance { Swahili: mwanga
, pl miwanga [derived: anga; angaa]
}
noun
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radiance { Swahili: nuru
, pl nuru
}
noun 9/10
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English Example: bright/cheerful/friendly face.
Swahili Example: uso wa nuru
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radiance { Swahili: wangafu
, pl wangafu [derived: anga N]
}
noun 14
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radiance { Swahili: wangavu
, pl wangavu [derived: anga N]
}
noun 14
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Entry below is radiation
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radiation { Swahili: mnururisho
, pl minunurisho [derived: nuru N]
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noun 3/4
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Entry below is radical - this headword has not been grouped
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radical, pl radicals
{ Swahili: mbomoshi
, pl wabomoshi [derived: bomoa V]
}
noun 1/2
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radical, pl radicals
{ Swahili: pinduani
, pl mapinduani [derived: pinda V]
}
noun 5/6an
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radical change, pl radical changes
{ Swahili: pinduo
, pl mapinduo [derived: pinda V]
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noun 5/6
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Entry below is radio - this headword has not been grouped
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radio, pl radios
{ Swahili: radio
, pl radio [derived: eng]
}
noun 9/10
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radio, pl radios
{ Swahili: redio
, pl redio [derived: eng]
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noun 9/10
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Entry below is radioactive
Entry below is radish - this headword has not been grouped
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radish (kind of) { Swahili: figili
, pl mafigili
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noun
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radish (type of) { Swahili: figili
, pl figili
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noun 9/10
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Entry below is radium
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radium { Swahili: radi
[Dialect: recent]
} [Terminology: chemistry]
noun 9
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English Definition: an intensely radioactive brilliant white metallic element that resembles barium chemically, occurs in combination in minute quantities in minerals (as pitchblende or carnotite), emits alpha particles and gamma rays to form radon, and is used chiefly in luminous materials and in the treatment of cancer (identified 1899)
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Entry below is radius - this headword has not been grouped
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radius, pl radii (or radiuses)
{ Swahili: nusukipenyo
(or nusu kipenyo or nusu-kipenyo), pl nusuvipenyo (or nusu vipenyo or nusu-vipenyo) [derived: Swahili nusu; kipenyo]
} [Terminology: mathematics]
noun 9/10
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Entry below is radon
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radon { Swahili: radoni
[Dialect: recent]
} [Terminology: chemistry]
noun 9
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English Definition: a heavy radioactive gaseous element formed by the decay of radium (identified 1918)
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Entry below is raffle - this headword has not been grouped
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raffle { Swahili: bahati nasibu
, pl bahati nasibu
}
noun 9/10
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Swahili Example: alistahabu kucheza bahati nasibu ya roho yake [Moh]
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raffle { Swahili: bima
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noun
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[note: Ind..]
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Entry below is raft - this headword has not been grouped
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raft, pl rafts
{ Swahili: chelezo
, pl vyelezo [derived: Swahili elea]
}
noun 7/8
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raft, pl rafts
{ Swahili: shapa
, pl mashapa
}
noun 5/6
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English Example: a raft of bees
Swahili Example: shapa la nyuki.
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Entry below is rafter - this headword has not been grouped
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rafter, pl rafters
{ Swahili: kombamoyo
, pl makombamoyo [derived: komba V; moyo N]
}
noun 5/6
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rafter, pl rafters
{ Swahili: mtambaa panya
(or mtambaapanya), pl mitambaa panya (or mitambaapanya)
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noun 3/4
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[see also: panya]
[note: used in building construction, probably coined to indicate the beams that rats use to crawl from one side of a building to another, suggests a Kamusi Project participant.]
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rag, pl rags
{ Swahili: kibacha
, pl vibacha
}
noun 7/8
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rag, pl rags
{ Swahili: kinguo
, pl vinguo [derived: nguo N]
}
noun 7/8
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rag, pl rags
{ Swahili: tambaa
, pl matambaa
}
noun 5/6
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rag, pl rags
{ Swahili: tambara
, pl matambara
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noun 5/6
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rag, pl rags
{ Swahili: utambaa
, pl tambaa
}
noun 11/10
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rag, pl rags
{ Swahili: kitambaa
(or mtambaa), pl vitambaa (or mitambaa)
}
noun 7/8
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English Definition: -tambaa, utambaa
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fly into a rage { Swahili: -kimua
[derived: mkimwa; ukimwa N]
}
verb
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English Example: rhyming poem.
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fly into a rage { Swahili: -kimwa
[derived: mkimwa; ukimwa N]
}
verb
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English Example: rhyming poem.
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fly into a rage { Swahili: -lipuka
[derived: mlipuaji N; mlipuko N]
}
verb
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fly into a rage { Swahili: -ripuka
[derived: mlipuaji N; mlipuko N]
}
verb
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fly into a rage { Swahili: -ripuka
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verb
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English Example: my heart flies into a rage and the legs swing
Swahili Example: roho huniripuka, miguu ikanicheza [Sul]
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latest rage, pl latest rages
{ Swahili: nduni
}
noun
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rage, pl rages
{ Swahili: chuki
, pl chuki
}
noun 9/10
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rage, pl rages
{ Swahili: ghadhabu
, pl ghadhabu [derived: Arabic]
}
noun 9/10
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rage, pl rages
{ Swahili: kiruu
, pl viruu
}
noun 7/8
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rage, pl rages
{ Swahili: kiruu
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noun
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rage, pl rages
{ Swahili: mori
, pl mori
}
noun 9/10
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rage, pl rages
{ Swahili: raruo
, pl mararuo [derived: rarua]
}
noun 5/6
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Entry below is ragged
Entry below is rags - this headword has not been grouped
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be in rags { Swahili: -chanika
[derived: Swahili -chana]
}
verb stative
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English Example: white overalls that were in rags
Swahili Example: ovaroli jeupe lililochanika chanika [Ma]
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rags { Swahili: mararu
}
noun 6
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Swahili Example: kanzu yake mararu mararu [Abd]
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Entry below is raid - this headword has not been grouped
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raid, pl raids
{ Swahili: shambulio
, pl mashambulio
}
noun 5/6
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English Example: the first raid did not succeed
Swahili Example: Shambulio la kwanza halikufaulu
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raid (by police), pl raids (by police)
{ Swahili: zahama
(or zahimu), pl zahama (or zahimu) [derived: Arabic]
}
noun 9/10
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Entry below is raiding - this headword has not been grouped
Entry below is rail - this headword has not been grouped
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rail, pl rails
{ Swahili: lori
, pl malori [derived: Eng]
}
noun 5/6
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rail, pl rails
{ Swahili: ukingo
, pl kingo [derived: Swahili -kinga]
}
noun 11/10
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railing, pl railings
{ Swahili: chango
, pl vyango
}
noun 7/8
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railing, pl railings
{ Swahili: egemeo
, pl maegemeo
}
noun 5/6
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railroad { Swahili: reli
, pl reli [derived: eng]
}
noun 9/10
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English Example: railroad line.
Swahili Example: njia ya reli
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railroad { Swahili: relwe
, pl reli [derived: eng]
}
noun 9/10
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English Example: railroad
Swahili Example: njia ya reli
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Entry below is railroad car
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railroad car { Swahili: behewa
, pl mabehewa
}
noun
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English Example: passenger [freight] car
Swahili Example: behewa la abiria [bidhaa]
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railway, pl railways
{ Swahili: reli
, pl reli [derived: eng]
}
noun 9/10
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English Example: railroad line.
Swahili Example: njia ya reli
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railway, pl railways
{ Swahili: relwe
, pl reli [derived: eng]
}
noun 9/10
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English Example: railway
Swahili Example: njia ya reli
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railway car, pl railway cars
{ Swahili: berenge
, pl maberenge
}
noun 5/6
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railway track, pl railway tracks
{ Swahili: njia ya reli
, pl njia za reli [derived: ja]
}
noun 9/10
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Entry below is railwayman
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railwayman { Swahili: mreli
, pl wareli [derived: engl]
}
noun
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[note: rare.]
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Entry below is raiment
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raiment { Swahili: mavazi
[derived: vaa V]
}
noun 6
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beat (rain) { Swahili: -pepea mvua
} [Terminology: meteorology]
verb
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[see also: pepea]
English Example: the rain beats
Swahili Example: mvua inapepea
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downpour of rain { Swahili: mkaragazo
, pl mikaragazo
}
noun
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light rain { Swahili: nyunyu
, pl manyunyu
}
noun 5/6
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light rain { Swahili: urasharasha
, pl marasharasha [derived: rasha v]
}
noun 11
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rain, pl rains
{ Swahili: mvua
, pl mvua
} [Terminology: meteorology]
noun 9/10
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English Example: it is raining
Swahili Example: mvua inanyesha
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rain { Swahili: -nyesha
[derived: -nya V]
}
verb
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English Example: When it is raining, I always stay at home.
Swahili Example: Wakati mvua ikinyesha, mimi hukaa nyumbani.
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rain (light), pl rains
{ Swahili: mrasharasha
, pl mirasharasha [derived: rasharasha V]
}
noun 3/4
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rain that falls at bedtime { Swahili: kialio
, pl vialio
}
noun 7/8
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Swahili Example: kialio cha mvua
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the great rainy season (approx. April-May) { Swahili: masika
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noun
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Entry below is rainbow
Entry below is rainfall
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rainfall, pl rainfalls
{ Swahili: mvua
, pl mvua
} [Terminology: meteorology]
noun 9/10
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English Example: The average yearly rainfall is approximately 40 inches.
Swahili Example: Mvua ya mwaka mzima kwa wastani ni kama inchi 40 hivi [Masomo 5]
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Entry below is rains
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light rains that occur from July to October { Swahili: mchoo
, pl michoo
}
noun 3/4
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Entry below is rainshower
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rainshower { Swahili: mnyo
, pl minyo [derived: nya V]
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noun 3/4
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Entry below is rainwater
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hot rainy season, pl hot rainy seasons
{ Swahili: kifuku
, pl vifuku [derived: Swahili -fuka]
}
noun 7/8
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long rainy season, pl long rainy seasons
{ Swahili: majira ya masika
, pl majira ya masika [derived: Arabic]
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noun 6/6
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rainy season { Swahili: masika
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noun 6
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English Example: signs of the rainy season are beginning to appear
Swahili Example: dalili ya masika sasa inaanza kuonekana
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short rainy season, pl rainy seasons
{ Swahili: mvuli
, pl mvuli
}
noun 9/10
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the short rainy season (November and December in Zanzibar) { Swahili: vuli
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noun
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be raised { Swahili: -inuka
[derived: kiinua; mwinuko; inama; inika]
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verb
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Swahili Example: nchi inainuka
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raise { Swahili: -inua
[derived: kiinua; mwinuko; inama; inika]
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verb
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Swahili Example: inua mizigo; inua macho
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raise { Swahili: -kulia
[derived: kua]
}
verb applicative
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English Example: speak in a loud voice.
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raise { Swahili: -kweza
[derived: kwea]
}
verb
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Swahili Example: aliuliza mwalimu, nyusi kazikweza [Muk]
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raise { Swahili: -ng'oa
}
verb
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English Example: raise sail
Swahili Example: ng'oa tanga
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raise { Swahili: -nyanyua
[derived: nyanya V]
}
verb inversive
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raise (a child) { Swahili: -lea
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verb
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English Example: The parents raised four children.
Swahili Example: Wazazi walilea watoto wanne.
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raise (a child) (poetic for kulea) { Swahili: -leya
[derived: poetic for "kulea"]
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verb
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raise (of voice) { Swahili: -paza
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verb
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raise oneself { Swahili: -inuka
[derived: kiinua; mwinuko; inama; inika]
}
verb
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Swahili Example: nchi inainuka
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raise oneself { Swahili: -nyanyua
[derived: nyanya]
}
verb inversive
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raise the eyes { Swahili: -vua
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verb
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Swahili Example: vua macho
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raise up { Swahili: -inua
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verb converse
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raise up (i.e. a flag) { Swahili: -tweka
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verb
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Entry below is raised
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raisin, pl raisins
{ Swahili: zabibu
, pl zabibu [derived: Arabic]
}
noun 9/10
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[see also: mzabibu]
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raisin, pl raisins
{ Swahili: zabibu kavu
, pl zabibu kavu [derived: Arabic]
}
noun 9/10
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raising { Swahili: mwinuko
, pl miinuko [derived: inua V]
}
noun 3/4
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raising of animals { Swahili: mfugo
, pl mifugo [derived: Swahili -fuga]
}
noun 3/4
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[see also: mfugaji]
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rake, pl rakes
{ Swahili: uma
}
noun
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ram { Swahili: -ponda
}
verb
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English Example: ram clay.
Swahili Example: ponda udongo
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Entry below is ramadhan
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person who breaks his fast during Ramadhan { Swahili: kobe
} [Terminology: Islamic]
noun
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Entry below is Ramadhan
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rambutan, pl rambutan
{ Swahili: shokishoki
, pl mashokishoki
}
noun 5/6
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