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The Kamusi Project Swahili-English Dictionary
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Entry below is boronga - this headword has not been grouped
Entry below is borongo - this headword has not been grouped
Entry below is boroni
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boroni { English: boron
} [Dialect: recent] [Terminology: chemistry]
noun 9,
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English Definition: a trivalent metalloid element found in nature only in combination and used in metallurgy and in composite structural materials (identified 1812)
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Entry below is bosi
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bosi , pl mabosi
{ English: boss
}
noun 5/6,
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Swahili Definition: mkubwa kazini au ofisini [Masomo 407]
Swahili Example: Mabosi hawawaizi [Amana, Masomo 407]
English Example: The bosses don't reject you.
[note: Engl..]
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Entry below is Bosnia
Entry below is botania
Entry below is boti
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boti , pl boti
{ English: boat (with engine)
, pl boats (with engines)
}
noun 9/10,
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Swahili Example: boti ilikuwa na mashine mbovu
English Example: the boat had a broken engine
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Entry below is botswana
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Botswana { English: Botswana
} [Terminology: geography]
noun 9,
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English Definition: a landlocked republic in south-central Africa that became independent from British control in the 1960s
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Entry below is bovu - this headword has been grouped
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-bovu { English: rotten
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adjective ,
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[see also: ubovu]
Swahili Example: mvumbika changa hula mbovu (methali)
English Example: one who stores half grown fruit eats it rotten (proverb)
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-bovu { English: unreliable
}
adjective ,
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[see also: ubovu]
Swahili Example: mtu mbovu
English Example: unreliable person
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Entry below is boya - this headword has not been grouped
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boya , pl maboya
{ English: buoy
, pl buoys
}
noun 5/6,
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[note: Pers. naut..]
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Entry below is boza - this headword has not been grouped
Entry below is bozi - this headword has not been grouped
Entry below is bozibozi - this headword has not been grouped
Entry below is bradha
Entry below is brashi
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brashi { English: brush
}
noun 9/10,
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Swahili Example: piga brashi
English Example: to brush
[note: Engl..]
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Entry below is brasi
Entry below is brazili
Entry below is breki - this headword has not been grouped
Entry below is Briteni
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Briteni { English: Great Britain
} [Terminology: geography]
noun 9,
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English Example: Briteni is recommended standardization by BAKITA and TUKI; Uingereza is recommended standardization by Radio Tanzania
[note: Briteni is recommended standardization by TUKI and BAKITA; Uingereza is recommended standardization by Radio Tanzania.]
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Entry below is bromi
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bromi { English: bromine
} [Dialect: recent] [Terminology: chemistry]
noun 9,
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English Definition: a nonmetallic halogen element that is isolated as a deep red corrosive toxic volatile liquid of disagreeable odor (identified 1827)
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Entry below is bruda
Entry below is Brunei
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Brunei (or Burunei) { English: Brunei
} [Terminology: geography]
noun 9,
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[note: Brunei is recommended standardization by BAKITA and TUKI; Burunei is recommended standardization by Radio Tanzania.]
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Entry below is bua - this headword has not been grouped
Entry below is buabua - this headword has not been grouped
Entry below is buana - this headword has not been grouped
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buana , pl mabuana
{ English: owner
, pl owners
}
noun 5/6an,
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Swahili Example: bwana shamba
English Example: landlord; supervisor of a shamba; [sometimes used in a derogatory way to refer to the former] colonial landowners.
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buana , pl mabuana
{ English: proprietor
, pl proprietors
}
noun 5/6an,
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Swahili Example: bwana shamba
English Example: "landlord, supervisor of a shamba; [sometimes used in a derogatory way to refer to the former] colonial landowners".
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buana , pl mabuana
{ English: sir (term of address)
}
noun ,
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Swahili Example: buana mkubwa
English Example: sir [showing a higher degree of respect than bwana alone, but sometimes humorous or contemptuous, especially when used of women]
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Entry below is buathi - this headword has not been grouped
Entry below is buba - this headword has not been grouped
Entry below is bubu - this headword has not been grouped
Entry below is bubujika - this headword has not been grouped
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-bubujika { English: burst out
}
verb ,
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Swahili Example: bubujika maneno
English Example: burst out with a flood of words
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-bubujika { English: gush out
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verb ,
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Swahili Example: maji yanabubujika
English Example: the water gushes out
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Entry below is bubujiko - this headword has not been grouped
Entry below is buburusha - this headword has not been grouped
Entry below is buburushana - this headword has not been grouped
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-buburushana { English: push each other
}
verb ,
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Swahili Example: watu walibuburushana
English Example: the people were pushing and shoving [each other]
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-buburushana { English: shove each other
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verb ,
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Swahili Example: watu walibuburushana
English Example: the people were pushing and shoving [each other]
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Entry below is bubuta - this headword has not been grouped
Entry below is bubwi - this headword has not been grouped
Entry below is buchari - this headword has not been grouped
Entry below is budaa
Entry below is budi - this headword has been grouped
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huna budi { English: you must
} [derived: Arabic]
phrase ,
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Swahili Example: maji ukiyavuliya nguo huna budi kuyaogelea (methali)
English Example: if you take off your clothes for water you must bathe (proverb)
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budi (or buddi or abudi), pl budi (or buddi or abudi)
{ English: alternative
, pl alternatives
} [derived: Arabic]
noun 9/10,
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Swahili Example: aliona hana budi kutamka neno lile alilomwitia mwenzake [Sul]
English Example: she saw she had no alternative to pronouncing the word that would call her companion
[note: usually used in negative constructions.]
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budi (or buddi or abudi), pl budi (or buddi or abudi)
{ English: choice
, pl choices
} [derived: Arabic]
noun 9/10,
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[note: usually used in negative constructions.]
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budi (or buddi or abudi), pl budi (or buddi or abudi)
{ English: necessity
, pl necessities
} [derived: Arabic]
noun 9/10,
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[note: usually used in negative constructions.]
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budi (or buddi or abudi), pl budi (or buddi or abudi)
{ English: way out
, pl ways out
} [derived: Arabic]
noun 9/10,
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[note: usually used in negative constructions.]
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budi (or buddi or abudi), pl budi (or buddi or abudi)
{ English: loophole
, pl loopholes
} [derived: Arabic]
noun 9/10,
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[note: usually used in negative constructions.]
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budi (or buddi or abudi), pl budi (or buddi or abudi)
{ English: evasion
, pl evasions
} [derived: Arabic]
noun 9/10,
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[note: usually used in negative constructions.]
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budi (or buddi or abudi), pl budi (or buddi or abudi)
{ English: escape
, pl escapes
} [derived: Arabic]
noun 9/10,
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[note: usually used in negative constructions.]
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Entry below is bufu
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bufuu (la kichwa) , pl mabufu
{ English: skull
, pl skulls
}
noun 5/6,
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Swahili Definition: fupa kubwa la kichwa; ubongo uko ndani yake
Swahili Example: Muda wote huu nikidhani kuwa una ubongo ndani ya hilo bufuu lako, kumbe ni maji matupu [Chacha, Masomo 378]
English Example: All this time I was thinking that you have a brain inside of that skull of yours, but it's just useless liquid [Chacha, Masomo 378]
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Entry below is bufuu - this headword has not been grouped
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bufuu , pl mabufuu
{ English: empty shell
, pl empty shells
}
noun 5/6,
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Swahili Example: bufuu la kichwa
English Example: skull
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Entry below is buga - this headword has not been grouped
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-buga { English: wander
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verb ,
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Swahili Example: wanafuatana pamoja na kubuga mawindoni mwao pamoja [Moh]
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Entry below is buge - this headword has not been grouped
Entry below is bughudha - this headword has not been grouped
Entry below is bughudhi - this headword has not been grouped
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-bughudhi { English: abhor
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verb ,
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English Definition: regard with horror or detestation
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Entry below is bughudhu - this headword has not been grouped
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-bughudhu { English: abhor
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verb ,
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English Definition: regard with horror or detestation
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Entry below is bugia - this headword has not been grouped
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-bugia { English: gulp down
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verb ,
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Swahili Example: wakiyabugia manyunyu ya sauti yake [Ma]
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Entry below is bugu - this headword has not been grouped
Entry below is buguika - this headword has not been grouped
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-buguika { English: burst out
}
verb ,
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Swahili Example: buguika maneno
English Example: burst out with a flood of words
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-buguika { English: gush out
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verb ,
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Swahili Example: maji yanabuguika
English Example: the water gushes out
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Entry below is buheri
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buheri { English: recovery
, pl recoveries
}
noun ,
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Swahili Example: buheri wa afya
English Example: recovery of health after an illness
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Entry below is buhumu
Entry below is buhuri - this headword has not been grouped
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