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za - zaraa ziga - zingio zoloto - zungumza
zarambo - zidua zingira - zolesha zungumzo - zuzulia


Entry below is zingira - this headword has not been grouped

-zingira { English: go around } [derived: zinga V]
verb
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-zingira { English: be tangled }
verb
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-zingira { English: be twisted }
verb
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-zingira { English: be winding }
verb
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-zingira { English: surround }
verb applicative
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Swahili Example: nywele ndefu laini zilizozingira sura hiyo kama bustani nyeusi [Mt]


Entry below is zingirisha

-zingirisha { English: roll up }
verb causative
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Swahili Example: kajizingirisha kanga moja chini ya kwapa [Ya]


Entry below is zingiwa - this headword has not been grouped

-zingiwa { English: be besieged } [derived: zingira V]
verb
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-zingiwa { English: be surrounded } [derived: zingira V]
verb
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Entry below is zingizi - this headword has not been grouped

zingizi { English: pains after childbirth }
noun
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zingizi { English: cramps (at the beginning of menstruation) }
noun
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zingizi { English: pains at the beginning of menstruation (cramps) }
noun
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Entry below is zingo - this headword has not been grouped

zingo , pl mazingo { English: bend , pl bends } [derived: zinga V]
noun 5/6
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zingo , pl mazingo { English: revolution , pl revolutions }
noun 5/6
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zingo , pl mazingo { English: rotation , pl rotations }
noun 5/6
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zingo , pl mazingo { English: turn , pl turns } [derived: zinga V]
noun 5/6
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zingo , pl mazingo { English: twist , pl twists } [derived: zinga V]
noun 5/6
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zingo , pl mazingo { English: wreath , pl wreaths }
noun 5/6
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Swahili Example: zingo la matawi ya msonobari
English Example: pine wreath


Entry below is zingua - this headword has not been grouped

-zingua { English: exorcise } [derived: zinga V]
verb
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-zingua { English: free from a charm or illness (by means of magic) }
verb
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-zingua { English: unroll } [derived: zinga V]
verb
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-zingua { English: untangle }
verb
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-zingua { English: unwind }
verb
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-zingua { English: unwrap } [derived: zinga V]
verb
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Entry below is zinguliwa

-zinguliwa { English: be freed from spell } [derived: zinga V]
verb
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Entry below is zinguo - this headword has not been grouped

zinguo , pl mazinguo { English: charm }
noun
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zinguo , pl mazinguo { English: cure effected by magic , pl cures }
noun 5/6
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zinguo , pl mazinguo { English: exorcizing (act of) }
noun
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zinguo , pl mazinguo { English: exorcism } [derived: zingua V]
noun 5/6
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zinguo , pl mazinguo { English: magic formula }
noun
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Entry below is zini - this headword has not been grouped

-zini { English: commit adultery (of either man or woman) }
verb
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-zini { English: fornicate }
verb
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-zini { English: have illicit sexual intercourse }
verb
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Entry below is zinifu - this headword has not been grouped

zinifu { English: adulterous }
adjective
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zinifu { English: immoral (sexually) }
adjective
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zinifu { English: lecherous }
adjective
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Entry below is zinki

zinki { English: zinc }  [Dialect: recent]  [Terminology: chemistry]
noun 9
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English Definition: a bluish white crystalline metallic element of low to intermediate hardness that is ductile when pure but in the commercial form is brittle at ordinary temperatures and becomes ductile on slight heating, occurs abundantly in minerals, is an essential micronutrient for both plants and animals, and is used especially as a protective coating for iron and steel (identified 1651)


Entry below is zinza - this headword has not been grouped

-zinza { English: display (goods for sale) }
verb
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-zinza { English: exhibit a thief or malefactor in public (to be hissed at by the crowd) }
verb
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-zinza { English: display }
verb
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Entry below is zinzo

zinzo , pl zinzo { English: display , pl displays }  [Terminology: IT-klnX]
noun 9/10
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Entry below is zio - this headword has been grouped

zio , pl mazio { English: post (used in building homes) , pl posts }
noun 5/6
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Entry below is zipi

zipi? { English: which } [derived: -pi]
interrogative
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Swahili Example: rafiki zipi?
English Example: which friends
[note: class 10.]


Entry below is zipu

zipu , pl zipu { English: zipper , pl zippers } [derived: Eng.]
noun 9/10
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Swahili Example: analivaa na kufunga zipu zote [Muk]


Entry below is zira - this headword has not been grouped

-zira { English: have an aversion for }
noun
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-zira { English: have a grudge against }
verb
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-zira { English: drive away ants with firebrands }
verb
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-zira { English: hate }
verb
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-zira { English: keep off (food) due to taboo }
verb
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zira { English: hate }
noun
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Entry below is zirai - this headword has not been grouped

-zirai { English: lose consciousness }
verb
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-zirai { English: faint }
verb
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Entry below is Ziraili

Ziraili { English: angel of death } [derived: Asreal - Arabic]
noun 1
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Swahili Example: akimwangalia ziraili wake ambaye sasa alikuwa kisha msimamia mbele yake [Moh]


Entry below is zirikoni

zirikoni { English: zirconium }  [Dialect: recent]  [Terminology: chemistry]
noun 9
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English Definition: a steel-gray strong ductile metallic element with a high melting point that occurs widely in combined form (as in zircon), is highly resistant to corrosion, and is used especially in alloys and in refractories and ceramics (identified 1808)


Entry below is zita

zita { English: war , pl wars }
noun
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[note: rare.]


Entry below is zito - this headword has not been grouped

-zito { English: deep }
adjective
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-zito { English: dense }
adjective
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-zito { English: impenetrable }
adjective
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-zito { English: pregnant }
adjective
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Swahili Example: mwanamke mja mzito
English Example: pregnant woman

-zito { English: serious }
adjective
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-zito { English: sound }
adjective
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-zito { English: thick }
adjective
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-zito { English: troublesome }
adjective
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-zito { English: difficult }
adjective
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-zito { English: harsh }
adjective
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-zito { English: heavy }
adjective
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-zito { English: severe }
adjective
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Entry below is ziua - this headword has not been grouped

-ziua { English: ascertain }
verb
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-ziua { English: bore through }
verb
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-ziua { English: discover }
verb
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-ziua { English: be engrossed in something }
verb
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-ziua { English: find out }
verb
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-ziua { English: make a hole }
verb
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-ziua { English: obtain information }
verb
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-ziua { English: bring to light }
verb
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-ziua { English: meditate }
verb
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-ziua { English: perforate }
verb
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-ziua { English: pierce }
verb
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-ziua { English: reflect }
verb
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Entry below is ziwa - this headword has not been grouped

ziwa , pl maziwa { English: (woman's) breast , pl breasts }
noun 5/6
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Swahili Example: akipewa ziwa na mama yake anajua kuyabugia [Muk], macho yakimrembuka maziwa yakitikisika [Ya]

ziwa , pl maziwa { English: lake , pl lakes }
noun 5/6
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Swahili Example: katika ziwa Victoria [...] kuna kisiwa kijulikanacho kwa jina la Ukerewe [Kez]

ziwa , pl maziwa { English: milk }
noun 5/6
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ziwa , pl maziwa { English: nipples (of a young woman) }
noun 5/6
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ziwa , pl maziwa { English: pond , pl ponds }
noun 5/6
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ziwa , pl maziwa { English: pool , pl pools }
noun 5/6
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ziwa , pl maziwa { English: udder , pl udders }
noun 5/6
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Entry below is ziwi

ziwi { English: deaf }
noun
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Entry below is ziwia - this headword has not been grouped

-ziwia { English: check }
verb
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-ziwia { English: detain }
verb
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-ziwia { English: deter }
verb
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-ziwia { English: hinder }
verb
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-ziwia { English: hold back }
verb
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-ziwia { English: limit }
verb
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-ziwia { English: prevent }
verb
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[note: rare.]

-ziwia { English: protect }
verb
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[note: rare.]

-ziwia { English: restrain }
verb
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-ziwia { English: support }
verb
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[note: rare.]


Entry below is ziyada - this headword has not been grouped

ziyada , pl maziyada { English: addition }
noun
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ziyada , pl maziyada { English: gain }
noun
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ziyada , pl maziyada { English: increase , pl increases }
noun 5/6
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ziyada , pl maziyada { English: increment , pl increments }
noun 5/6
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ziyada , pl maziyada { English: profit , pl profits }
noun 5/6
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ziyada , pl maziyada { English: supplement , pl supplements }
noun 5/6
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Entry below is ziza - this headword has not been grouped

-ziza { English: destroy }
verb
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-ziza { English: prescribe a diet for someone }
verb
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-ziza { English: forbid someone to eat certain foods }
verb
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-ziza { English: ruin }
verb
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-ziza { English: impose a taboo }
verb
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-ziza { English: cause to waste away }
verb
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Entry below is zizi - this headword has not been grouped

zizi , pl mazizi { English: cowshed }
noun 5/6
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zizi , pl mazizi { English: fold , pl folds }
noun 5/6
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zizi , pl mazizi { English: paddock }
noun
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zizi , pl mazizi { English: pen , pl pens }
noun 5/6
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zizi , pl mazizi { English: shed , pl sheds }
noun 5/6
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zizi , pl mazizi { English: sheepfold }
noun 5/6
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zizi , pl mazizi { English: stable , pl stables }
noun 5/6
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Swahili Example: Mama wa Mungu aliyezalia zizini [Kez]

zizi , pl mazizi { English: yard , pl yards }
noun 5/6
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Entry below is zizima - this headword has not been grouped

-zizima { English: be calm }
verb
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-zizima { English: be cold }
verb
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Swahili Example: hofu ya chini kwa chini ikimtambaa, na wakati mwingine ikiyafanya maungo yake yazizime [Sul]

-zizima { English: be collected }
verb
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-zizima { English: be composed }
verb
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-zizima { English: become cool }
verb
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-zizima { English: disappear }
verb
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-zizima { English: sink }
verb
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-zizima { English: be swallowed up }
verb
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zizima { English: cool off }
adjective
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zizima { English: disappear }
adjective
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zizima { English: sink down }
adjective
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Entry below is zizimisha

-zizimisha mwili { English: make cold (of the body) } [derived: zizima V; mwili N]
verb
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Entry below is zizimua - this headword has not been grouped

-zizimua { English: take chill off } [derived: zizima V]
verb
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-zizimua { English: warm } [derived: zizima V]
verb
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Entry below is zo - this headword has been grouped

-zo { English: that }
verb relative
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Swahili Example: nyimbo tulizoimba
English Example: the songs that we sang
[note: class 10.]

-zo { English: which }
verb relative
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Swahili Example: insha alizoandika
English Example: essays which she wrote
[note: class 10.]


Entry below is zoa - this headword has not been grouped

-zoa { English: gather up }
verb
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-zoa { English: pick up }
verb
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-zoa { English: sweep up }
verb
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Entry below is zoea - this headword has not been grouped

-zoea { English: become accustomed to }
verb
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-zoea { English: be familiar with }
verb
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-zoea { English: be in the habit of }
verb
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-zoea { English: be used to }
verb
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-zoea { English: become used }
verb
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Swahili Example: wakati akila alizoea kulamba vidole vyake [Kez]

-zoea { English: be used to }
verb
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zoea , pl mazoea { English: exercize }
noun
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zoea , pl mazoea { English: familiarity }
noun
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zoea , pl mazoea { English: habit }
noun
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zoea , pl mazoea { English: instruction , pl instructions }
noun 5/6
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zoea , pl mazoea { English: practice }
noun
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zoea , pl mazoea { English: training }
noun
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Entry below is zoeana

-zoeana { English: be on familiar terms } [derived: zoea V]
verb reciprocal
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Swahili Example: si vizuri mwalimu kuzoeana sana na wanafunzi [Muk]


Entry below is zoelea

-zoelea { English: get used to } [derived: zoea V]
verb
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Entry below is zoelefu - this headword has not been grouped

-zoelefu { English: accustom to } [derived: zoea V]
adjective
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-zoelefu { English: familiar with } [derived: zoea V]
adjective
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Entry below is zoeleka

-zoeleka { English: become customary } [derived: zoea V]
verb
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Entry below is zoesha - this headword has not been grouped

-zoesha { English: acquaint } [derived: zoea V]
verb
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-zoesha { English: cause to get used to something } [derived: zoea V]
verb
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Entry below is zoevu - this headword has not been grouped

zoevu { English: experienced in }
adjective
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zoevu { English: familiar with }
adjective
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zoevu { English: accustomed to }
noun
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Entry below is zoeza - this headword has not been grouped

-zoeza { English: accustom } [derived: zoea V]
verb
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-zoeza { English: train by practice } [derived: zoea V]
verb
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Entry below is zoezi - this headword has not been grouped

zoezi , pl mazoezi { English: custom }
noun
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zoezi , pl mazoezi { English: exercise } [derived: zoea V]
noun 5/6
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zoezi , pl mazoezi { English: familiarity }
noun
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zoezi , pl mazoezi { English: habit }
noun
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zoezi , pl mazoezi { English: instruction , pl instructions }
noun 5/6
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zoezi , pl mazoezi { English: practice }
noun
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zoezi , pl mazoezi { English: training }
noun 5/6
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Swahili Example: baada tu ya zoezi hilo ambalo Shangwe alivunja rekodi [Muk]


Entry below is zogo - this headword has not been grouped

zogo , pl zogo { English: bustle }
noun 9/10
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zogo , pl zogo { English: confusion }
noun 9/10
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Swahili Example: watu walitoka nje kwa zogo [Kez]


Entry below is zogoyogo - this headword has not been grouped

zogoyogo , pl zogoyogo { English: arrow-marked babbler , pl arrow-marked babblers }  [Terminology: ornithology]
taxonomy: Turdoides jardinei
noun 9/10an
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zogoyogo wa Hinde , pl zogoyogo wa Hinde { English: Hinde's babbler , pl Hinde's babblers }  [Terminology: ornithology]
taxonomy: Turdoides hindei
noun 9/10an
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[note: New proposed name.]


Entry below is zohali - this headword has not been grouped

zohali , pl zohali { English: delay }
noun 9/10
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zohali , pl zohali { English: negligence }
noun 9/10
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Zohali (or Zohari or Zahali or Zahari or Zuhali or Zuhari) { English: Saturn } [derived: Arabic زحل; zuhal]  [Terminology: astronomy]
noun 9
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Entry below is zohalika

-zohalika { English: delay } [derived: zohali n]
verb
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Entry below is zolea - this headword has not been grouped

-zolea { English: become acclimatized }
verb
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-zolea { English: get used to someting }
verb
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Entry below is zoleka - this headword has not been grouped

-zoleka { English: be customary }
verb
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-zoleka { English: be usual }
verb
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Entry below is zolesha - this headword has not been grouped

-zolesha { English: break in }
verb
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-zolesha { English: make familiar with }
verb
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-zolesha { English: train }
verb
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-zolesha { English: get someone used to something }
verb
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