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The Kamusi Project Swahili-English Dictionary
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Entry below is poswa
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-poswa { English: be courted
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verb ,
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Swahili Example: Msichana aliposwa na mpenzi wake
English Example: The girl was courted by her lover
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Entry below is pota - this headword has not been grouped
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-pota { English: distort
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verb ,
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Swahili Example: potoa maneno
English Example: distort words
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-pota { English: pervert
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verb ,
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Swahili Example: potoa maneno
English Example: pervert words.
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-pota { English: twist
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verb ,
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Swahili Example: pota uzi
English Example: twist/twine thread.
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Entry below is pote
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pote { English: everywhere
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adjective ,
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Swahili Example: Unaweza kukaa pote
English Example: You can stay anywhere
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Entry below is potea - this headword has been grouped
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-potea (or -poteya) { English: be lost
} [derived: Swahili -pota]
verb ,
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[see also: potevu; mpotevu; upotevu]
Swahili Example: furaha yake, mara ile, imepotea [Sul]
English Example: at that time his happiness was lost
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-potea (or -poteya) { English: get lost
} [derived: Swahili -pota]
verb ,
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[see also: potevu; mpotevu; upotevu]
Swahili Example: kupotea njia ndiyo kujua njia (methali)
English Example: to get lost is to learn the way (proverb)
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Entry below is poteana - this headword has been grouped
Entry below is potelea
Entry below is potevu - this headword has not been grouped
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potevu { English: extravagant
} [derived: potea]
adjective ,
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Swahili Example: Alitumia pesa kwa upotevu
English Example: (s)he used money extravagantly
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potevu { English: wasteful
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adjective ,
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Swahili Example: Waacha upotevu wako
English Example: stop your wastefulness
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Entry below is potewa - this headword has been grouped
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-potewa { English: suffer a loss
} [derived: Swahili -potea]
verb passive,
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Swahili Example: amepotewa na mapesa yake [Rec]
English Example: he has lost his money
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Entry below is poteza - this headword has been grouped
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-poteza { English: lose (something)
} [derived: Swahili -potea]
verb causative,
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Swahili Example: maungo yanalegea na kupoteza nguvu [Muk]
English Example: the joints are loose and are losing strength
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-poteza { English: throw away
} [derived: Swahili -potea]
verb causative,
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Swahili Example: alipoteza pesa
English Example: he threw away money
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-poteza { English: waste
} [derived: Swahili -potea]
verb causative,
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Swahili Example: sikawaida yeye kupoteza vyakula
English Example: it is not usual for her to waste food
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-poteza { English: misuse
} [derived: Swahili -potea]
verb causative,
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Swahili Example: walipoteza pesa za babao
English Example: they misused their father's money
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Entry below is potoa - this headword has not been grouped
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-potoa { English: distort
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verb ,
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Swahili Example: Alipotoa
English Example: (s)he distorted.
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-potoa { English: spoil
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verb ,
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Swahili Example: Sikawaida yeye kupotoa maoni ya baba
English Example: It is not usual for him/her to spoil the views of the father
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Entry below is potoe - this headword has not been grouped
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potoe { English: bent
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adjective ,
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Swahili Example: Aliupotoe mkono wa mtoto
English Example: (s)he bent the hand of the child
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potoe { English: crooked
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adjective ,
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Swahili Example: Ali anatembea kwa upotoe, kwa ajili ya mguu wake mbaya
English Example: Ali is walking in a crooked way because of his bad leg
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potoe { English: ruined
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adjective ,
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Swahili Example: mji potoe
English Example: A ruined town
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potoe { English: stubborn
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adjective ,
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Swahili Example: yeye ni mtoto mpotoe
English Example: (s)he is a stubborn child
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Entry below is potofu
Entry below is potoka - this headword has not been grouped
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-potoka { English: be crooked
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verb ,
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Swahili Example: ubavu wake ulipotoka
English Example: His/her limb is crooked
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-potoka { English: be stubborn
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verb ,
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Swahili Example: Yeye ni mchindani kama aliyepotoka
English Example: (s)he is a victor if (s)he was stubborn
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-potoka { English: be twisted
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verb ,
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Swahili Example: Kidole chake kilipotoka
English Example: His/her finger was twisted
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Entry below is potolea
Entry below is potosha - this headword has not been grouped
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-potosha { English: distort
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verb causative,
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Swahili Example: Mgeni alipotosha maoni yetu
English Example: The visitor distorted our views
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Entry below is potovu - this headword has not been grouped
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potovu { English: stubborn
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adjective ,
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Swahili Example: Waacha upotovu wako
English Example: Stop your stubbornness
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potovu , pl potovu
{ English: obstinacy
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noun 9/10,
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Swahili Example: Mtu mpotovu
English Example: an obstinate person
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Entry below is pound
Entry below is poundi - this headword has not been grouped
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poundi , pl poundi
{ English: pound
} [derived: Eng.]
noun 9/10,
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Swahili Example: Nipe poundi moja ya dhahabu
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Entry below is povu - this headword has not been grouped
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povu , pl mapovu
{ English: bubble
, pl bubbles
}
noun 5/6,
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Swahili Example: fanya mapovu
English Example: bubble
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povu , pl mapovu
{ English: effervescence
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noun 5/6,
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Swahili Example: fanya mapovu
English Example: effervesce
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povu , pl mapovu
{ English: foam
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noun 5/6,
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Swahili Example: akifika nyumbani hujikuta bado ana mapovu ya sabuni sikioni [Kez]
English Example: "On arriving at home, (s)he finds that (s)he still has foams of soap in the ear".
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povu , pl mapovu
{ English: lather
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noun 5/6,
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Swahili Example: Watoto walicheza na povu huku wakioga
English Example: Children played with lather as they washed
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povu , pl mapovu
{ English: scum
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noun 5/6,
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Swahili Example: Safisha povu lilioganda katika bafu
English Example: wash the scum sticking on the limbs
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Entry below is poza - this headword has not been grouped
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-poza { English: console
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verb ,
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Swahili Example: Watu wote walimpoza Ali na huzuni zake
English Example: All the people consoled Ali and his sorrows.
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-poza { English: cool something off
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verb ,
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Swahili Example: Mama alipoza maziwa ya mtoto
English Example: The mother cooled off the child's milk
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-poza { English: cure
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verb ,
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Swahili Example: Mganga alimpoza mgonjwa
English Example: The medic cured the patient
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-poza { English: heal
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verb ,
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Swahili Example: poza kidonda
English Example: Heal the wound
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-poza { English: comfort
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verb causative,
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Swahili Example: akimpoza moyo na kumbembeleza [Sul]
English Example: As (s)he comforted and flattered him/her
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-poza { English: quiet
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Swahili Example: poza kulia
English Example: Be quiet
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Entry below is praseodimi
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praseodimi { English: praseodymium
} [Dialect: recent] [Terminology: chemistry]
noun 9,
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English Definition: a yellowish white trivalent metallic element of the rare-earth group used chiefly in the form of its salts in coloring glass greenish yellow (identified 1885)
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Entry below is prediketo
Entry below is prefix
Entry below is profesa
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profesa , pl maprofesa
{ English: professor
, pl professors
} [derived: eng]
noun 5/6an,
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Swahili Example: maprofesa wanaofunza mbinu za utafiti
English Example: professors who teach research methods
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Entry below is progress
Entry below is promethi
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promethi { English: promethium
} [Dialect: recent] [Terminology: chemistry]
noun 9,
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English Definition: a radioactive metallic element of the rare-earth group obtained as a fission product of uranium or from neutron-irradiated neodymium (identified 1948)
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Entry below is propaganda - this headword has not been grouped
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mwanapropaganda , pl wanapropaganda
{ English: propagandist
, pl propagandists
} [derived: English: propaganda] [Dialect: recent]
noun 1/2,
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Swahili Example: "Wanapropaganda hawa hawauoni umaskini, ubinafsi, unyanyasaji unaosababishwa na mfumo mbovu..." [Khadija Idd]
English Example: These propagandists don't see the poverty, individualism, exploitation which is caused by a bad system ...
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propaganda { English: propaganda
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noun 9,
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Swahili Example: "Vyombo vya habari, pamoja na utamaduni wa Kimagharibi vinafanya kazi sana kueneza uongo na propaganda nyingi kuhusu ukewenza." [Khadija Idd]
English Example: The news media, as well as western culture, work hard to spread lies and lots of propaganda about polygyny.
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Entry below is propoza
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propoza , pl mapropoza
{ English: illegal traffic
} [derived: Eng.] [Terminology: slang]
noun 5/6,
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Swahili Example: ukipata propoza ya kuuza viatu vipya toka bandarini sawa [Ma]
English Example: It is okay if you get illegal traffic to sell shoes from the port
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Entry below is protaktini
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protaktini { English: protactinium
} [Dialect: recent] [Terminology: chemistry]
noun 9,
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English Definition: a shiny radioactive metallic element of relatively short life (identified 1918)
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Entry below is protoni
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protoni , pl protoni
{ English: proton
, pl protons
} [derived: English proton; from Greek (prooton - first)]
noun 9/10,
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Entry below is provisions
Entry below is pua - this headword has not been grouped
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-pua { English: beat
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verb ,
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Swahili Example: pua nguo
English Example: wash clothes.
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-pua { English: pound
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Swahili Example: pua nguo
English Example: pound clothes.
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-pua { English: scrape off
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verb ,
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Swahili Example: pua magome ya mti
English Example: scrape off the bark of a tree.
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pua , pl pua
{ English: nose
, pl noses
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noun 9/10,
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Swahili Example: damu ikamtoka puani na mdomoni [Kez]
English Example: blood oozed from his/her nose and mouth
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Entry below is pua nguo
Entry below is puana - this headword has not been grouped
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-puana { English: fight
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verb ,
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Swahili Example: Mabingwa wa ngumi walipuana vizuri
English Example: The boxing champions fought each other well
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-puana { English: have sexual intercourse
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verb ,
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Swahili Example: Paka wawili walipuana usiku kucha
English Example: Two cats had sexual intercourse the whole night
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Entry below is puchari
Entry below is puchua - this headword has not been grouped
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-puchua { English: pull off
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verb ,
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Swahili Example: pujua embe
English Example: peel of mango.
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-puchua { English: skin
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Swahili Example: Kabla ya kula, alipuchua ngozi ya embe
English Example: Before eating, (s)he skinned the mango
[note: rare.]
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-puchua { English: strip off
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Swahili Example: pujua mahindi
English Example: strip off the grains of an ear of maize.
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Entry below is pugi - this headword has not been grouped
Entry below is puju
Entry below is pujua - this headword has not been grouped
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-pujua { English: pull off
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verb ,
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Swahili Example: pujua embe
English Example: peel off the mango.
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-pujua { English: scrape
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verb ,
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Swahili Example: pujua ngozi
English Example: peel off the skin
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-pujua { English: scratch
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Swahili Example: Mtoto alimpujua mama yake kuona hatapewa maziwa
English Example: The child scratched its mother on noticing that it was not going to be given milk
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-pujua { English: separate grain from the chaff
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Swahili Example: Wakulima walipujua visuke vya mahindi baada ya kuyakausha juani
English Example: The farmers separated the maize grains from the chaff after drying them in the sun
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-pujua { English: skin
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verb ,
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Swahili Example: pujua ngozi
English Example: skin off
[note: rare.]
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-pujua { English: strip off
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Swahili Example: pujua mahindi
English Example: strip off the grains of an ear of maize.
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Entry below is pujufu - this headword has not been grouped
Entry below is pujuka
Entry below is pujulia
Entry below is pujuliwa
Entry below is pujuzi - this headword has not been grouped
Entry below is puku - this headword has been grouped
Entry below is pukucha - this headword has not been grouped
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