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The Kamusi Project Swahili-English Dictionary
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Entry below is runga - this headword has not been grouped
Entry below is rungu - this headword has not been grouped
Entry below is rungula - this headword has not been grouped
Entry below is runinga
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runinga (or luninga), pl runinga (or luninga)
{ English: television
, pl televisions
} [Dialect: recent] [Terminology: technology]
noun 9/10,
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Swahili Example: msanii huyo anafahamika karibu nchi nzima kutokana na kuonekana kwenye runinga akiigiza sehemu muhimu
English Example: this artist is known almost nation-wide because of appearances on television acting in a key role
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Entry below is rupia
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rupia , pl rupia
{ English: rupee
} [derived: ind]
noun 9/10,
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[note: in Rech: 1£=13 rupees.]
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Entry below is rupu - this headword has not been grouped
Entry below is rusha - this headword has not been grouped
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-rusha { English: throw
}
verb ,
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Swahili Example: Mtoto alirusha kitabu juu ya meza
English Example: the child threw the book over the table
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Entry below is rusha ndege
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-rusha ndege { English: fly an airplane
}
verb ,
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Swahili Example: Rubani alirusha ndege juu angani
English Example: the pilot flew the airplane over the air
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Entry below is rusho - this headword has not been grouped
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rusho , pl marusho
{ English: jump
, pl jumps
} [derived: ruka V]
noun 5/6,
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Entry below is rushwa - this headword has not been grouped
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-toa rushwa { English: bribe
}
verb ,
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Swahili Example: Alitoa rushwa kwa polisi
English Example: (s)he bribed the police
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rushwa , pl rushwa
{ English: bribe
, pl bribes
}
noun 9/10,
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Swahili Example: police walipokea rushwa
English Example: the police received a bribe
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Entry below is rusu - this headword has not been grouped
Entry below is rutheni
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rutheni { English: ruthenium
} [Dialect: recent] [Terminology: chemistry]
noun 9,
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English Definition: a hard brittle grayish polyvalent rare metallic element occurring in platinum ores and used in hardening platinum alloys (identified 1848)
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Entry below is rutherfordi
Entry below is rutuba - this headword has not been grouped
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rutuba , pl rutuba
{ English: dampness
} [derived: Arabic]
noun 9/10,
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Swahili Example: kuota imara kwenye rutuba ya mapenzi [Moh]
English Example: to dream strongly in the dampness of love
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rutuba , pl rutuba
{ English: moisture
}
noun 9/10,
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Swahili Example: ardhi ina rutuba
English Example: The soil is moist.
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Entry below is rutubika - this headword has not been grouped
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-rutubika { English: be invigorated
} [derived: rutuba]
verb ,
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Swahili Example: Mimea imerutubika kwa mvua
English Example: the plants have been invigorated by the rain
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-rutubika { English: be refreshed
} [derived: rutuba]
verb ,
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Swahili Example: kwa kutia mbolea sasa shamba limerutubishwa
English Example: The manure has made the field fertile.
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Entry below is rutubisha - this headword has not been grouped
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-rutubisha { English: improve (fertility)
} [derived: rutuba]
verb causative,
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Swahili Example: ukiwa mkulima ni lazima kuzijua kanuni za kubadili mazao ili kurutubisha ardhi kwani mazao kama maharage, karanga na uwele ni moja kati ya mazao yenye uwezo mkubwa wa kurutubisha ardhi (Sengerema MCT Project)
English Example: if you are a farmer it is essential to know the rules of crop rotation in order to improve the soil, that is crops like beans, peanuts, and bullrush millet are among the crops with a great capability to improve the soil
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Entry below is ruwaza - this headword has not been grouped
Entry below is ruya - this headword has not been grouped
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ruya (or ruia), pl ruya (or ruia)
{ English: dream
, pl dreams
}
noun 9/10,
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Entry below is ruzu - this headword has not been grouped
Entry below is ruzuku - this headword has not been grouped
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-ruzuku { English: supply food and other needs
}
verb ,
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Swahili Example: Huyu ameniruzuku na chakula cha kutosha
English Example: This person has supplied me with enough food and other things
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Entry below is ruzuna - this headword has not been grouped
Entry below is Rwanda
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