The Kamusi Project Swahili-English Dictionary - Y - ------------------------------------------------------------ Entry below is ya - this headword has been grouped ------------------------------------------------------------ [Swahili Word] ya [English Word] of (class 4, 6, 9) [Part of Speech] preposition [Swahili Example] maji ya mto [English Example] water of the river [Swahili Word] ya [English Word] by [Part of Speech] adjective [Swahili Example] nyumba ya mwarabu ------------------------------------------------------------ [Swahili Word] ya [English Word] they (class 6) [Part of Speech] verb subject [Swahili Word] ya [English Word] it (class 6 collective) [Part of Speech] verb subject ------------------------------------------------------------ [Swahili Word] ya [English Word] they do (class 4, 6, 9) [Part of Speech] verb subject [Swahili Word] ya [English Word] it does (class 6 collective) [Part of Speech] verb subject ------------------------------------------------------------ [Swahili Word] ya [English Word] them (class 6) [Part of Speech] verb object [Swahili Word] ya [English Word] it (class 6 collective) [Part of Speech] verb object ------------------------------------------------------------ Entry below is yaani - this headword has been grouped ------------------------------------------------------------ [Swahili Word] yaani [English Word] that is [Part of Speech] conjunction [Derived Language] Arabic [Swahili Example] mtoto huna adabu kweli,yaani unanitupia vichangarawe juu ya kichwa changu [darhotwire.com] [English Example] child, you really have no shame, that is, you threw gravel on my head [darhotwire.com] [Swahili Word] yaani [English Word] i.e. [Part of Speech] conjunction [Derived Language] Arabic ------------------------------------------------------------ Entry below is yabis - this headword has not been grouped ------------------------------------------------------------ [Swahili Word] -yabis [English Word] be hard [Part of Speech] verb [Swahili Word] yabis [English Word] difficult [Part of Speech] adjective [Swahili Example] mtu huyu ni yabis sana [Swahili Word] yabis [English Word] dry [Part of Speech] adjective [Swahili Example] ardhi yabis [Swahili Word] yabis [English Word] inflexible [Part of Speech] adjective [Swahili Word] yabis [English Word] rigid [Part of Speech] adjective [Swahili Example] baridi yabis [Swahili Word] yabis [English Word] rude [Part of Speech] adjective [Swahili Word] yabis [English Word] stiff [Part of Speech] adjective ------------------------------------------------------------ Entry below is yabisi - this headword has not been grouped ------------------------------------------------------------ [Swahili Word] -yabisi [English Word] be hard [Part of Speech] verb [Swahili Word] yabisi [English Word] difficult [Part of Speech] adjective [Swahili Example] mtu huyu ni yabisi sana [Swahili Word] yabisi [English Word] dry [Part of Speech] adjective [Swahili Example] yabisi ardhi [Swahili Word] yabisi [English Word] hard [Part of Speech] adjective [Swahili Word] yabisi [English Word] inflexible [Part of Speech] adjective [Swahili Word] yabisi [English Word] rigid [Part of Speech] adjective [Swahili Example] baridi yabisi [Swahili Word] yabisi [English Word] rude [Part of Speech] adjective [Swahili Word] yabisi [English Word] stiff [Part of Speech] adjective ------------------------------------------------------------ Entry below is yadi ------------------------------------------------------------ [Swahili Word] yadi [Swahili Plural] yadi [English Word] yard (unit of measure) [English Plural] yards [Part of Speech] noun [Class] 9/10 [Derived Word] Engl. ------------------------------------------------------------ Entry below is yadumu ------------------------------------------------------------ [Swahili Word] yadumu [English Word] Long Life....! [Part of Speech] noun ------------------------------------------------------------ Entry below is yahe - this headword has not been grouped ------------------------------------------------------------ [Swahili Word] yahe [English Word] brother [Part of Speech] noun [Note] rare [Swahili Word] yahe [English Word] common people [Part of Speech] noun [Swahili Word] yahe [English Word] friend [English Plural] friends [Part of Speech] noun [Note] rare [Swahili Word] yahe [English Word] rabble [Part of Speech] noun ------------------------------------------------------------ Entry below is yahom - this headword has not been grouped ------------------------------------------------------------ [Swahili Word] yahom [English Word] straight ahead [Part of Speech] adverb [Terminology] nautical [Swahili Word] yahom [English Word] with the wind [Part of Speech] adverb [Terminology] nautical ------------------------------------------------------------ Entry below is Yahudi - this headword has not been grouped ------------------------------------------------------------ [Swahili Word] -yahudi [English Word] Jewish [Part of Speech] adjective [Swahili Word] Yahudi [Swahili Plural] Mayahudi [English Word] Jew [English Plural] Jews [Part of Speech] noun [Class] 5/6an ------------------------------------------------------------ Entry below is yai - this headword has not been grouped ------------------------------------------------------------ [Swahili Word] -taga yai [English Word] lay an egg [Part of Speech] verb [Related Words] taga [Swahili Word] -tamia mayai [English Word] hatch eggs [Part of Speech] verb [Related Words] tamia [Swahili Word] ganda la yai [Swahili Plural] maganda ya mayai [English Word] eggshell [English Plural] eggshells [Part of Speech] noun [Class] 5/6 [Related Words] ganda [Swahili Word] kiini cha yai [Swahili Plural] viini vya mayai [English Word] yolk [English Plural] yolks [Part of Speech] noun [Class] 7/8 [Related Words] kiini [Swahili Word] namna ya yai [English Word] egg-shaped [Part of Speech] adjective [Related Words] namna [Swahili Word] namna ya yai [English Word] oval [Part of Speech] adjective [Related Words] namna [Swahili Word] ute wa yai [Swahili Plural] mate ya mayai [English Word] albumen [English Plural] albumens [Part of Speech] noun [Class] 11/6 [Related Words] ute [Swahili Word] ute wa yai [Swahili Plural] mate ya mayai [English Word] egg white [English Plural] egg whites [Part of Speech] noun [Class] 11/6 [Related Words] ute [Swahili Word] yai [Swahili Plural] mayai [English Word] egg [English Plural] eggs [Part of Speech] noun [Class] 5/6 [Swahili Word] yai [Swahili Plural] mayai [English Word] nothing (in score of a game) [English Plural] nothing [Part of Speech] noun [Class] 5/6 [Terminology] sport [Swahili Word] yai [Swahili Plural] mayai [English Word] zero (in score of a game) [English Plural] zeros [Part of Speech] noun [Class] 5/6 [Terminology] sport [Swahili Word] yai [Swahili Plural] mayai [English Word] goose-egg (no score) [English Plural] goose-eggs [Part of Speech] noun [Class] 5/6 [Terminology] sport [Swahili Word] yai bichi [Swahili Plural] mayai mabichi [English Word] fresh egg [English Plural] fresh eggs [Part of Speech] noun [Class] 5/6 [Related Words] bichi [Swahili Word] yai bichi [Swahili Plural] mayai mabichi [English Word] uncooked egg [English Plural] uncooked eggs [Part of Speech] noun [Class] 5/6 [Related Words] bichi [Swahili Word] yai la kukaanga [Swahili Plural] mayai ya kukaanga [English Word] fried egg [English Plural] fried eggs [Part of Speech] noun [Class] 5/6 [Related Words] -kaanga [Terminology] culinary ------------------------------------------------------------ Entry below is yaika - this headword has not been grouped ------------------------------------------------------------ [Swahili Word] -yaika [English Word] dissolve [Part of Speech] verb [Swahili Word] -yaika [English Word] flow [Part of Speech] verb [Swahili Word] -yaika [English Word] liquefy [Part of Speech] verb [Swahili Word] -yaika [English Word] melt [Part of Speech] verb [Swahili Example] siagi imeyaika yote ------------------------------------------------------------ Entry below is yakama - this headword has not been grouped ------------------------------------------------------------ [Swahili Word] yakama [English Word] majority [Part of Speech] noun [Swahili Word] yakama [English Word] quorum [English Plural] quorums [Part of Speech] noun [Swahili Word] yakama [English Word] runoff (election) [Part of Speech] noun ------------------------------------------------------------ Entry below is yake - this headword has not been grouped ------------------------------------------------------------ [Swahili Word] yake [English Word] hers [Part of Speech] adjective [Swahili Word] yake [English Word] its [Part of Speech] adjective [Swahili Word] yake [English Word] his [Part of Speech] pronoun [Derived Word] -ake, noun classes 4,6,9 [Swahili Example] nchi yake [English Example] his/her country [Note] See Swahili Noun Class Guide at www.yale.edu/swahili/nounclassguide.html [Swahili Word] yake [English Word] her [Part of Speech] pronoun [Derived Word] -ake, noun classes 4,6,9 [Swahili Example] nchi yake [English Example] his/her country [Note] See Swahili Noun Class Guide at www.yale.edu/swahili/nounclassguide.html ------------------------------------------------------------ Entry below is yakini - this headword has not been grouped ------------------------------------------------------------ [Swahili Word] -yakini [English Word] be certain [Part of Speech] verb [Swahili Word] -yakini [English Word] be sure [Part of Speech] verb [Swahili Word] -yakini [English Word] be true [Part of Speech] verb [Swahili Word] kwa yakini [English Word] with certainty [Part of Speech] adjective [Swahili Word] yakini [English Word] actual [Part of Speech] adjective [Swahili Word] yakini [English Word] definite [Part of Speech] adjective [Swahili Word] yakini [English Word] definitely [Part of Speech] adverb [Swahili Example] ni yakini kua atakuja [Swahili Word] yakini [English Word] certainty [Part of Speech] noun [Swahili Example] imeyakinika ya kuwa amekufa [Swahili Word] yakini [English Word] definiteness [Part of Speech] noun [Swahili Example] yakini ya habari [Swahili Word] yakini [English Word] truth [Part of Speech] noun ------------------------------------------------------------ Entry below is yakinia - this headword has not been grouped ------------------------------------------------------------ [Swahili Word] -yakinia [English Word] decide [Part of Speech] verb [Swahili Example] ameyakinia kuja kwetu [Swahili Word] -yakinia [English Word] make up one's mind [Part of Speech] verb [Swahili Example] ameyakinia kuja kwetu [Swahili Word] -yakinia [English Word] resolve on [Part of Speech] verb [Derived Word] yakini N [Swahili Word] -yakinia [English Word] be sure about something [Part of Speech] verb ------------------------------------------------------------ Entry below is yako - this headword has not been grouped ------------------------------------------------------------ [Swahili Word] yako [English Word] yours [Part of Speech] adjective [Swahili Word] yako [English Word] your (singular) [Part of Speech] pronoun [Derived Word] -ako, noun classes 4,6,9 [Swahili Example] nyumba yako [English Example] your house [Note] See Swahili Noun Class Guide at www.yale.edu/swahili/nounclassguide.html ------------------------------------------------------------ Entry below is yakuti - this headword has not been grouped ------------------------------------------------------------ [Swahili Word] yakuti [English Word] ruby [Part of Speech] noun [Swahili Word] yakuti [Swahili Plural] yakuti [English Word] sapphire [English Plural] sapphires [Part of Speech] noun [Class] 9/10 [Swahili Example] yakuti ya samawi ------------------------------------------------------------ Entry below is yale - this headword has not been grouped ------------------------------------------------------------ [Swahili Word] yale [English Word] that [Part of Speech] adjective [Swahili Example] maziwa yale [English Example] that milk [Note] class 6 [Swahili Word] yale [English Word] those [Part of Speech] noun [Swahili Example] maneno yale ------------------------------------------------------------ Entry below is yaliyomo ------------------------------------------------------------ [Swahili Word] yaliyomo [English Word] table of contents [Part of Speech] noun [Class] 6 [Related Words] zilizomo ------------------------------------------------------------ Entry below is yaliyotangulia - this headword has not been grouped ------------------------------------------------------------ [Swahili Word] yaliyotangulia [English Word] preamble [English Plural] preambles [Part of Speech] noun [Swahili Word] yaliyotangulia [English Word] preface [Part of Speech] noun [Swahili Word] yaliyotangulia [English Word] prologue [English Plural] prologues [Part of Speech] noun ------------------------------------------------------------ Entry below is yamini - this headword has not been grouped ------------------------------------------------------------ [Swahili Word] yamini [Swahili Plural] yamini [English Word] solemn oath [English Plural] solemn oaths [Part of Speech] noun [Class] 9/10 [Derived Word] Arabic [Swahili Example] yamini ya uwongo [Swahili Word] yamini [Swahili Plural] yamini [English Word] right hand [Part of Speech] noun [Class] 9/10 ------------------------------------------------------------ Entry below is yamkini - this headword has not been grouped ------------------------------------------------------------ [Swahili Word] yamkini [English Word] likely [Part of Speech] adjective [Swahili Word] yamkini [English Word] perhaps [Part of Speech] adverb [Swahili Word] yamkini [English Word] eventuality [Part of Speech] noun [Swahili Word] yamkini [English Word] possibility [Part of Speech] noun [Swahili Example] hayamkiniki [Swahili Word] yamkini [English Word] probability [Part of Speech] noun ------------------------------------------------------------ Entry below is yamo - this headword has not been grouped ------------------------------------------------------------ [Swahili Word] yamo [English Word] it is in there [Part of Speech] verb [Swahili Word] yamo [English Word] they are in there [Part of Speech] verb ------------------------------------------------------------ Entry below is yana - this headword has not been grouped ------------------------------------------------------------ [Swahili Word] yana [English Word] has [Part of Speech] verb [Swahili Word] yana [English Word] have [Part of Speech] verb ------------------------------------------------------------ Entry below is yangali ------------------------------------------------------------ [Swahili Word] yangali [English Word] they still (class 6) [Part of Speech] verb [Class] conjugated ------------------------------------------------------------ Entry below is yangaliko ------------------------------------------------------------ [Swahili Word] yangaliko [English Word] they still are there (class 6) [Part of Speech] verb [Class] conjugated ------------------------------------------------------------ Entry below is yangalimo ------------------------------------------------------------ [Swahili Word] yangalimo [English Word] they still are there inside (class 6) [Part of Speech] verb [Class] conjugated ------------------------------------------------------------ Entry below is yangalipo ------------------------------------------------------------ [Swahili Word] yangalipo [English Word] they still are in a known place (class 6) [Part of Speech] verb [Class] conjugated ------------------------------------------------------------ Entry below is yange - this headword has not been grouped ------------------------------------------------------------ [Swahili Word] yange domo-njano [Swahili Plural] yange [English Word] yellow-billed egret [English Plural] yellow-billed egrets [Taxonomy] Mesophoyx intermedia [Part of Speech] noun [Class] 9/10an [Terminology] ornithology [Swahili Word] yange-pwani [Swahili Plural] yange-pwani [English Word] dimorphic egret [English Plural] dimorphic egrets [Taxonomy] Egretta dimorpha [Part of Speech] noun [Class] 9/10an [Terminology] ornithology [Swahili Word] yangeyange [Swahili Plural] yangeyange [English Word] cattle egret [English Plural] cattle egrets [Taxonomy] Bubulcus ibis [Part of Speech] noun [Class] 9/10an [Terminology] ornithology ------------------------------------------------------------ Entry below is yangu - this headword has not been grouped ------------------------------------------------------------ [Swahili Word] yangu [English Word] my [Part of Speech] pronoun [Derived Word] -angu, noun classes 4,6,9 [Swahili Example] rafiki yangu, Mama yangu [English Example] my friend, my mother [Note] See Swahili Noun Class Guide at www.yale.edu/swahili/nounclassguide.html [Swahili Word] yangu [English Word] mine [Part of Speech] pronoun [Derived Word] -angu noun classes 4,6,9 [Swahili Example] nyumba yangu, Mama yangu [English Example] my house, my Mother [Note] See Swahili Noun Class Guide at www.yale.edu/swahili/nounclassguide.html ------------------------------------------------------------ Entry below is yao - this headword has not been grouped ------------------------------------------------------------ [Swahili Word] yao [English Word] theirs [Part of Speech] adjective [Swahili Word] yao [English Word] their [Part of Speech] pronoun [Derived Word] -ao, noun classes 4,6,9 [Swahili Example] maduka yao [English Example] their shops [Note] See Swahili Noun Class Guide at www.yale.edu/swahili/nounclassguide.html ------------------------------------------------------------ Entry below is yapata - this headword has not been grouped ------------------------------------------------------------ [Swahili Word] yapata [English Word] about [Part of Speech] adverb [Swahili Word] yapata [English Word] approximately [Part of Speech] adverb [Swahili Example] yapata kama hatua hamsini tu hivi [Mun] [Swahili Word] yapata [English Word] maybe [Part of Speech] adverb [Swahili Word] yapata [English Word] perhaps [Part of Speech] adverb ------------------------------------------------------------ Entry below is yapi ------------------------------------------------------------ [Swahili Word] yapi? [English Word] which [Part of Speech] interrogative [Derived Word] -pi [Swahili Example] matata yapi? [English Example] which problems [Note] class 6 ------------------------------------------------------------ Entry below is yapo ------------------------------------------------------------ [Swahili Word] yapo [English Word] they are there [Part of Speech] verb ------------------------------------------------------------ Entry below is yard ------------------------------------------------------------ [Swahili Word] yard [English Word] yard (unit of measure) [Part of Speech] noun [Class] 9/10 [Derived Word] engl [Note] rare ------------------------------------------------------------ Entry below is yasi ------------------------------------------------------------ [Swahili Word] yasi [English Word] yellow powder used as a cosmetic [Part of Speech] noun ------------------------------------------------------------ Entry below is yasimini ------------------------------------------------------------ [Swahili Word] yasimini [English Word] jasmine [Part of Speech] noun ------------------------------------------------------------ Entry below is yasini - this headword has not been grouped ------------------------------------------------------------ [Swahili Word] yasini [English Word] What's the use? Why should l ? l want nothing to do with it! [Part of Speech] conjunction [Swahili Word] yasini [English Word] charm made from the 36th sura of the Qur'an [Part of Speech] noun [Derived Word] Arabic letters ya and sin which appear at beginning of 36th sura [Swahili Word] yasini! [English Word] scornful expression used by women [Part of Speech] interjection [Derived Word] Arabic [Swahili Example] Yasini! Sitotia manyoya ya nguruwe kinywani mwangu. [Abd] [Swahili Word] yasini! [English Word] it's not worth the trouble! [Part of Speech] interjection [Derived Word] Arabic ------------------------------------------------------------ Entry below is yasmini ------------------------------------------------------------ [Swahili Word] yasmini [Swahili Plural] yasmini [English Word] jasmine flower [Part of Speech] noun [Class] 9/10 ------------------------------------------------------------ Entry below is yatima ------------------------------------------------------------ [Swahili Word] yatima [Swahili Plural] mayatima [English Word] orphan [English Plural] orphans [Part of Speech] noun [Class] 5/6an [Swahili Example] nyumba ya mayatima ------------------------------------------------------------ Entry below is yavuyavu - this headword has not been grouped ------------------------------------------------------------ [Swahili Word] yavuyavu [Swahili Plural] mayavuyavu [English Word] jellyfish [Part of Speech] noun [Swahili Word] yavuyavu [Swahili Plural] mayavuyavu [English Word] lights [Part of Speech] noun [Class] 5/6 [Swahili Word] yavuyavu [Swahili Plural] mayavuyavu [English Word] lung (us. of animals) [English Plural] lungs [Part of Speech] noun [Class] 5/6 [Terminology] anatomy ------------------------------------------------------------ Entry below is yaya - this headword has not been grouped ------------------------------------------------------------ [Swahili Word] yaya [English Word] these very things [Part of Speech] adjective [Swahili Word] yaya [Swahili Plural] mayaya [English Word] babysitter [English Plural] babysitters [Part of Speech] noun [Class] 5/6an [Swahili Word] yaya [Swahili Plural] mayaya [English Word] nanny [Part of Speech] noun [Class] 5/6an [Swahili Word] yaya [Swahili Plural] mayaya [English Word] child's nurse [Part of Speech] noun [Class] 5/6an [Swahili Word] yaya [Swahili Plural] mayaya [English Word] nurse [English Plural] nurses [Part of Speech] noun [Class] 5/6an [Derived Word] Hindi, Portuguese [Swahili Example] yaya mwenye nadhari na usikivu [Sul] ------------------------------------------------------------ Entry below is yayo ------------------------------------------------------------ [Swahili Word] yayo [English Word] these very things (that we have mentioned) [Part of Speech] adjective ------------------------------------------------------------ Entry below is yayuka - this headword has not been grouped ------------------------------------------------------------ [Swahili Word] -yayuka [English Word] dissolve [Part of Speech] verb [Swahili Word] -yayuka [English Word] flow [Part of Speech] verb [Swahili Word] -yayuka [English Word] liquefy [Part of Speech] verb [Swahili Word] -yayuka [English Word] melt [Part of Speech] verb [Swahili Example] siagi imeyayuka yote ------------------------------------------------------------ Entry below is ye ------------------------------------------------------------ [Swahili Word] -ye [English Word] who [Part of Speech] verb relative [Related Words] ambaye [Swahili Example] mwandishi aliyeandika hadithi [English Example] the writer who wrote the story [Note] class 1 ------------------------------------------------------------ Entry below is yee - this headword has not been grouped ------------------------------------------------------------ [Swahili Word] yee [English Word] he [Part of Speech] adjective [Swahili Example] ( = yeye) [Note] rare [Swahili Word] yee [English Word] it [Part of Speech] adjective [Swahili Example] ( = yeye) [Note] rare [Swahili Word] yee [English Word] she [Part of Speech] adjective [Swahili Example] ( = yeye) [Note] rare ------------------------------------------------------------ Entry below is Yemeni ------------------------------------------------------------ [Swahili Word] Yemeni [English Word] Yemen [Part of Speech] noun [Class] 9 [Swahili Example] Jamhuri ya Kiarabu ya Yaman [English Example] Arab Republic of Yemen [Terminology] geography [Note] Yemeni is recommended standardization by BAKITA; Yaman is recommended standardization by TUKI ------------------------------------------------------------ Entry below is yenu - this headword has not been grouped ------------------------------------------------------------ [Swahili Word] yenu [English Word] yours [Part of Speech] adjective [Swahili Word] yenu [English Word] your (plural) [Part of Speech] pronoun [Derived Word] -enu, noun classes 4,6,9 [Swahili Example] mambo yenu [English Example] your affairs [Note] See Swahili Noun Class Guide at www.yale.edu/swahili/nounclassguide.html ------------------------------------------------------------ Entry below is yenye ------------------------------------------------------------ [Swahili Word] yenye [English Word] with (class 4, 6, 9) [Part of Speech] preposition [Derived Language] Swahili [Derived Word] -enye [Swahili Example] je unatafuta kazi yenye malipo mazuri? (Uchaguzi Tanzania) [English Example] are you looking for work with good pay? ------------------------------------------------------------ Entry below is yenyewe ------------------------------------------------------------ [Swahili Word] yenyewe [English Word] itself [Part of Speech] adjective ------------------------------------------------------------ Entry below is Yerusalemu ------------------------------------------------------------ [Swahili Word] Yerusalemu [English Word] Jerusalem [Part of Speech] noun [Class] 9 ------------------------------------------------------------ Entry below is yetu - this headword has not been grouped ------------------------------------------------------------ [Swahili Word] yetu [English Word] ours [Part of Speech] adjective [Swahili Word] yetu [English Word] our [Part of Speech] pronoun [Derived Word] -etu, noun classes 4,6,9 [Swahili Example] nchi yetu [English Example] our country [Note] See Swahili Noun Class Guide at www.yale.edu/swahili/nounclassguide.html ------------------------------------------------------------ Entry below is yeye - this headword has not been grouped ------------------------------------------------------------ [Swahili Word] yeye [Swahili Plural] wao [English Word] he [Part of Speech] pronoun [Swahili Word] yeye [Swahili Plural] wao [English Word] it (animate) [Part of Speech] pronoun [Swahili Word] yeye [Swahili Plural] wao [English Word] she [Part of Speech] pronoun ------------------------------------------------------------ Entry below is yeyote - this headword has not been grouped ------------------------------------------------------------ [Swahili Word] yeyote [Swahili Plural] wowote [English Word] anybody [Part of Speech] pronoun [Derived Word] -o -ote quant [Swahili Word] yeyote [Swahili Plural] wowote [English Word] anyone [Part of Speech] pronoun [Derived Word] -o -ote quant ------------------------------------------------------------ Entry below is yeyuka - this headword has not been grouped ------------------------------------------------------------ [Swahili Word] -yeyuka [English Word] dissolve [Part of Speech] verb [Swahili Word] -yeyuka [English Word] flow [Part of Speech] verb [Swahili Word] -yeyuka [English Word] liquefy [Part of Speech] verb [Swahili Word] -yeyuka [English Word] melt [Part of Speech] verb ------------------------------------------------------------ Entry below is yeyusha - this headword has not been grouped ------------------------------------------------------------ [Swahili Word] -yeyusha [English Word] to cause to dissolve [Part of Speech] verb [Swahili Word] -yeyusha [English Word] cause to melt [Part of Speech] verb [Derived Word] yeyuka V ------------------------------------------------------------ Entry below is yeyushwa ------------------------------------------------------------ [Swahili Word] -yeyushwa [English Word] be melted [Part of Speech] verb [Derived Word] yeyuka V ------------------------------------------------------------ Entry below is yitebi ------------------------------------------------------------ [Swahili Word] yitebi [English Word] ytterbium [Part of Speech] noun [Class] 9 [Dialect] recent [English Definition] a metallic element of the rare-earth group that resembles yttrium and occurs with it and related elements in several minerals (identified 1879) [Terminology] chemistry ------------------------------------------------------------ Entry below is yitri ------------------------------------------------------------ [Swahili Word] yitri [English Word] yttrium [Part of Speech] noun [Class] 9 [Dialect] recent [English Definition] a metallic element usually included among the rare-earth metals which it resembles chemically and with which it usually occurs in minerals (identified 1822) [Terminology] chemistry ------------------------------------------------------------ Entry below is yo - this headword has been grouped ------------------------------------------------------------ [Swahili Word] -yo [English Word] that [Part of Speech] verb relative [Related Words] ambayo [Swahili Example] wiki iliyopita [English Example] last week (the week that passed) [Note] class 4, 6, 9 [Swahili Word] -yo [English Word] which [Part of Speech] verb relative [Related Words] ambayo [Swahili Example] kazi inayobaki [English Example] the work which remains [Note] class 4, 6, 9 ------------------------------------------------------------ [Swahili Word] yo [English Word] yours [Part of Speech] pronoun [Derived Language] Swahili [Derived Word] yako [Note] rare ------------------------------------------------------------ [Swahili Word] yo yo [English Word] fine [Part of Speech] interjection [Dialect] Sheng [Terminology] slang [Note] answer to 'Wallapa?' ------------------------------------------------------------ Entry below is yoga - this headword has not been grouped ------------------------------------------------------------ [Swahili Word] yoga [Swahili Plural] mayoga [English Word] fungus [Part of Speech] noun [Swahili Word] yoga [Swahili Plural] mayoga [English Word] mushroom (edible) [English Plural] mushrooms [Part of Speech] noun [Class] 5/6 [Swahili Word] yoga [Swahili Plural] mayoga [English Word] toadstool [Part of Speech] noun ------------------------------------------------------------ Entry below is yombeyombe - this headword has not been grouped ------------------------------------------------------------ [Swahili Word] yombeyombe [Swahili Plural] yombeyombe [English Word] grosbeak weaver [English Plural] grosbeak weavers [Taxonomy] Amblyospiza albifrons [Part of Speech] noun [Class] 9/10an [Terminology] ornithology [Swahili Word] yombeyombe manjano [Swahili Plural] yombeyombe manjano [English Word] parasitic weaver [English Plural] parasitic weavers [Taxonomy] Anomalospiza imberbis [Part of Speech] noun [Class] 9/10an [Terminology] ornithology ------------------------------------------------------------ Entry below is yombiyombi ------------------------------------------------------------ [Swahili Word] yombiyombi [Swahili Plural] yombiyombi [English Word] Grosbeak weaver [English Plural] Grosbeak weavers [Part of Speech] noun [Class] 9/10an [Related Words] katadole [Terminology] ornithology ------------------------------------------------------------ Entry below is yonga - this headword has not been grouped ------------------------------------------------------------ [Swahili Word] -yonga [English Word] move back and forth [Part of Speech] verb [Swahili Word] -yonga [English Word] stagger [Part of Speech] verb [Swahili Word] -yonga [English Word] sway [Part of Speech] verb [Swahili Word] -yonga [English Word] swing [Part of Speech] verb [Swahili Word] -yonga [English Word] walk unsteadily [Part of Speech] verb ------------------------------------------------------------ Entry below is yongayonga - this headword has not been grouped ------------------------------------------------------------ [Swahili Word] -yongayonga [English Word] move back and forth [Part of Speech] verb [Swahili Word] -yongayonga [English Word] stagger [Part of Speech] verb [Swahili Word] -yongayonga [English Word] sway [Part of Speech] verb [Swahili Word] -yongayonga [English Word] swing [Part of Speech] verb [Swahili Word] -yongayonga [English Word] walk unsteadily [Part of Speech] verb ------------------------------------------------------------ Entry below is yongoa ------------------------------------------------------------ [Swahili Word] -yongoa [English Word] be carried on someone's back [Part of Speech] verb ------------------------------------------------------------ Entry below is yongoya ------------------------------------------------------------ [Swahili Word] -yongoya [English Word] be carried on someone's back [Part of Speech] verb ------------------------------------------------------------ Entry below is Yordani ------------------------------------------------------------ [Swahili Word] Yordani [English Word] Jordan [Part of Speech] noun [Class] 9 [Terminology] geography [Note] Yordani and Jordani are recommended standardizations by TUKI and BAKITA; Jodani is recommended standardization by Radio Tanzania ------------------------------------------------------------ Entry below is yote ------------------------------------------------------------ [Swahili Word] yote [English Word] all [Part of Speech] adjective [Swahili Example] miti yote mitatu [English Example] all three trees ------------------------------------------------------------ Entry below is yowe - this headword has been grouped ------------------------------------------------------------ [Swahili Word] yowe [Swahili Plural] mayowe [English Word] shout [English Plural] shouts [Part of Speech] noun [Class] 5/6 [Swahili Example] mayowe aliyopiga yalisikika kijiji kizima [Ng] [English Example] her shouts for help could be heard throughout the entire village [Swahili Word] yowe [Swahili Plural] mayowe [English Word] loud cry [English Plural] loud cries [Part of Speech] noun [Class] 5/6 [Swahili Word] yowe [Swahili Plural] mayowe [English Word] scream [English Plural] screams [Part of Speech] noun [Class] 5/6 [Swahili Word] yowe [Swahili Plural] mayowe [English Word] call for help [English Plural] calls for help [Part of Speech] noun [Class] 5/6 [Swahili Word] -piga yowe [English Word] call for help [Part of Speech] verb [Related Words] -piga ------------------------------------------------------------ Entry below is yoyoma - this headword has not been grouped ------------------------------------------------------------ [Swahili Word] -yoyoma [English Word] depart without taking leave [Part of Speech] verb [Swahili Example] akiitazama gari ya Saada ikiyoyoma [Ya] [Swahili Word] -yoyoma [English Word] disappear [Part of Speech] verb [Swahili Example] Yo-Yo Ma aliyoyoma baada ya kucheza muziki wake. [English Example] Yo-Yo Ma disappeared after he played his music. ------------------------------------------------------------ Entry below is yoyomea - this headword has not been grouped ------------------------------------------------------------ [Swahili Word] -yoyomea [English Word] arrive with much noise and confusion [Part of Speech] verb [Swahili Word] -yoyomea [English Word] enter with much noise and confusion [Part of Speech] verb ------------------------------------------------------------ Entry below is yu - this headword has been grouped ------------------------------------------------------------ [Swahili Word] yu [English Word] he [Part of Speech] verb subject [Note] northern dialect only [Swahili Word] yu [English Word] she [Part of Speech] verb subject [Note] northern dialect only [Swahili Word] yu [English Word] it (animal) [Part of Speech] verb subject [Note] northern dialect only ------------------------------------------------------------ Entry below is yua - this headword has not been grouped ------------------------------------------------------------ [Swahili Word] -yua [English Word] miss one's aim [Part of Speech] verb [Swahili Word] -yua [English Word] move unsteadily [Part of Speech] verb [Swahili Word] -yua [English Word] waiver [Part of Speech] verb [Swahili Word] -yua [English Word] wobble [Part of Speech] verb [Swahili Word] yua [English Word] he does (informal) [Part of Speech] verb subject [Swahili Word] yua [English Word] she does (informal) [Part of Speech] verb subject [Swahili Word] yua [English Word] it (animal) does (informal) [Part of Speech] verb subject ------------------------------------------------------------ Entry below is yuayua - this headword has not been grouped ------------------------------------------------------------ [Swahili Word] -yuayua [English Word] loiter [Part of Speech] verb [Swahili Word] -yuayua [English Word] roam [Part of Speech] verb [Swahili Word] -yuayua [English Word] wander about [Part of Speech] verb ------------------------------------------------------------ Entry below is yuga - this headword has not been grouped ------------------------------------------------------------ [Swahili Word] -yuga [English Word] move back and forth [Part of Speech] verb [Swahili Word] -yuga [English Word] stagger [Part of Speech] verb [Swahili Word] -yuga [English Word] sway [Part of Speech] verb [Swahili Word] -yuga [English Word] swing [Part of Speech] verb [Swahili Word] -yuga [English Word] walk unsteadily [Part of Speech] verb ------------------------------------------------------------ Entry below is yugayuga - this headword has not been grouped ------------------------------------------------------------ [Swahili Word] -yugayuga [English Word] move back and forth [Part of Speech] verb [Swahili Word] -yugayuga [English Word] stagger [Part of Speech] verb [Swahili Word] -yugayuga [English Word] sway [Part of Speech] verb [Swahili Word] -yugayuga [English Word] swing [Part of Speech] verb [Swahili Word] -yugayuga [English Word] walk unsteadily [Part of Speech] verb ------------------------------------------------------------ Entry below is Yugoslavia ------------------------------------------------------------ [Swahili Word] Yugoslavia [English Word] Yugoslavia [Part of Speech] noun [Class] 9 [Terminology] geography ------------------------------------------------------------ Entry below is yuko - this headword has not been grouped ------------------------------------------------------------ [Swahili Word] yuko [English Word] it (animal) is there [Part of Speech] verb [Class] conjugated [Swahili Word] yuko [English Word] she is there [Part of Speech] verb [Class] conjugated [Swahili Word] yuko [English Word] he is there [Part of Speech] verb [Class] conjugated ------------------------------------------------------------ Entry below is yule ------------------------------------------------------------ [Swahili Word] yule [English Word] that (person or animal) [Part of Speech] adjective [Swahili Example] mtoto yule na wazazi wale [English Example] that child and those parents [Note] class 1 ------------------------------------------------------------ Entry below is yumba - this headword has not been grouped ------------------------------------------------------------ [Swahili Word] -yumba [English Word] roll (of ships) [Part of Speech] verb [Swahili Word] -yumba [English Word] stagger [Part of Speech] verb [Swahili Example] halafu tena, akiyumba, anafungua kabati [Muk] [Swahili Word] -yumba [English Word] sway [Part of Speech] verb [Swahili Word] -yumba [English Word] be undecided [Part of Speech] verb [Swahili Word] -yumba [English Word] vacillate [Part of Speech] verb ------------------------------------------------------------ Entry below is yumbayumba - this headword has not been grouped ------------------------------------------------------------ [Swahili Word] -yumbayumba [English Word] roll (of ships) [Part of Speech] verb [Swahili Word] -yumbayumba [English Word] stagger [Part of Speech] verb [Derived Word] yumba V [Swahili Example] ahadi za ujana pia haziwachi kuyumbayumba [Moh] [Swahili Word] -yumbayumba [English Word] sway [Part of Speech] verb [Derived Word] yumba V [Swahili Word] -yumbayumba [English Word] be undecided [Part of Speech] verb [Swahili Word] -yumbayumba [English Word] vacillate [Part of Speech] verb ------------------------------------------------------------ Entry below is yumkini - this headword has not been grouped ------------------------------------------------------------ [Swahili Word] yumkini [English Word] likely [Part of Speech] adjective [Swahili Word] yumkini [English Word] perhaps [Part of Speech] adverb [Swahili Word] yumkini [English Word] eventuality [Part of Speech] noun [Swahili Word] yumkini [English Word] possibility [Part of Speech] noun [Class] 9 [Swahili Word] yumkini [English Word] probability [Part of Speech] noun ------------------------------------------------------------ Entry below is yumo - this headword has not been grouped ------------------------------------------------------------ [Swahili Word] yumo [English Word] he is in there [Part of Speech] verb [Class] conjugated [Swahili Word] yumo [English Word] she is in there [Part of Speech] verb [Class] conjugated [Swahili Word] yumo [English Word] it (animal) is in there [Part of Speech] verb [Class] conjugated ------------------------------------------------------------ Entry below is yungayunga ------------------------------------------------------------ [Swahili Word] yungayunga [English Word] intestinal worm [English Plural] instestinal worms [Part of Speech] noun ------------------------------------------------------------ Entry below is yungiyungi ------------------------------------------------------------ [Swahili Word] yungiyungi [Swahili Plural] yungiyungi, mayungiyungi [English Word] waterlily (species of) [Part of Speech] noun ------------------------------------------------------------ Entry below is yunifomu ------------------------------------------------------------ [Swahili Word] yunifomu [English Word] uniform [English Plural] uniforms [Part of Speech] noun [Class] 9/10 [Derived Word] engl [Note] rare ------------------------------------------------------------ Entry below is yupi - this headword has not been grouped ------------------------------------------------------------ [Swahili Word] yupi? [English Word] which [Part of Speech] interrogative [Swahili Word] yupi? [Swahili Plural] wapi?wepi? [English Word] who? [Part of Speech] pronoun [Derived Word] -pi? ------------------------------------------------------------ Entry below is yupo - this headword has been grouped ------------------------------------------------------------ [Swahili Word] yupo [English Word] he is here [Part of Speech] verb [Class] conjugated [Swahili Example] Hector yupo hapa Adelaide mafunzoni akiwania shahada ya pili (mwandani) [English Example] Hector is here in Adelaide studying for a Masters degree [Swahili Word] yupo [English Word] she is here [Part of Speech] verb [Class] conjugated [Swahili Word] yupo [English Word] it (animal) is here [Part of Speech] verb [Class] conjugated ------------------------------------------------------------ Entry below is yuranimu ------------------------------------------------------------ [Swahili Word] yuranimu [English Word] uranium [Part of Speech] noun [Class] 9 ------------------------------------------------------------ Entry below is yusi ------------------------------------------------------------ [Swahili Word] yusi [Swahili Plural] mayusi [English Word] youth [English Plural] youths [Part of Speech] noun [Class] 5/6an [Derived Word] engl ------------------------------------------------------------ Entry below is Yusufu ------------------------------------------------------------ [Swahili Word] Yusufu [English Word] Joseph [Part of Speech] noun [Class] 1 [Terminology] names ------------------------------------------------------------ Entry below is yuzi ------------------------------------------------------------ [Swahili Word] yuzi [Swahili Plural] mayuzi [English Word] youth [English Plural] youths [Part of Speech] noun [Class] 5/6an [Derived Word] engl Copyright Notice The Internet Living Swahili Dictionaries and the Internet Living Swahili Dictionary Project databases are intellectual property protected by international copyright law, c 2007-2008, Kamusi Project, World Language Documentation Centre Anyone with questions or comments about this copyright notice should email us at swahili@kamusiproject.org.