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The Kamusi Project English-Swahili Dictionary
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Entry below is W.C.
Entry below is wad
Entry below is wadding - this headword has not been grouped
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wadding, pl waddings
{ Swahili: kipamba
(or upamba), pl vipamba (or pamba) [derived: Swahili pamba]
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noun 7/8
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English Example: the doctor cleaned the wound with wadding and water
Swahili Example: daktari alisafisha jerzha na kipamba na maji
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Entry below is waddle - this headword has not been grouped
Entry below is wag - this headword has not been grouped
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wage, pl wages
{ Swahili: mshahara
, pl mishahara (or mshahara) [derived: Arabic]
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noun 3/4
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wager, pl wagers
{ Swahili: sharti
(or shurti or shuruti or sherti), pl masharti (or mashurti or mashuruti or masherti) [derived: Arabic]
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noun 5/6
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[see also: shuruti; -shurutisha]
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wages { Swahili: kimi
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noun
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Swahili Example: kimi cha chini [Rec]
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wages { Swahili: shahara
, pl shahara
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noun 9/10
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English Example: (s)he got a meagre salary
Swahili Example: Alipata mshahara mdogo
[note: rare in singular.]
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wagon, pl wagons
{ Swahili: gari
, pl magari [derived: Hindi Ind.]
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noun 5/6
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Entry below is wagtail - this headword has not been grouped
Entry below is wail - this headword has not been grouped
Entry below is wailing - this headword has not been grouped
Entry below is wainscoting
Entry below is waist
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waist, pl waists
{ Swahili: kiuno
(or chuno or kiunoni), pl viuno
} [Terminology: anatomy]
noun 7/8
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English Example: the skinny waist that was no more
Swahili Example: kiuno chembamba kilichokatika [Mt]
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Entry below is waistband
Entry below is waistcoat
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waistcoat (worn over kanzu), pl waistcoats
{ Swahili: kizibao
(or kisibao or kisibau or kisibayo or kizibau), pl vizibao (or visibao or visibau or visibayo or vizibau) [derived: Arabic]
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noun 7/8
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wait { Swahili: -ngoja
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verb
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English Example: Long waiting hurts the stomach;
I am waiting for a taxi.
Swahili Example: ngoja-ngoja yaumiza tumbo;
Ninangoja teksi.
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wait for something to grow { Swahili: -limbika
[derived: mlimbiko N]
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verb
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Swahili Example: limbika nywele [Rec]
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wait for something to ripen { Swahili: -limbika
[derived: mlimbiko N]
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verb
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Swahili Example: limbika nywele [Rec]
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Entry below is waited
Entry below is waiter - this headword has not been grouped
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waiter, pl waiters
{ Swahili: boi
, pl maboi [derived: Gujerati bhoy]
}
noun 5/6an
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[note: derived from Kachchi & Gujarati bhoy meaning 'serf', 'slave'.]
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waiter, pl waiters
{ Swahili: mhudumu
, pl wahudumu [derived: Arabic]
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noun 1/2
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Swahili Example: akamwita mhudumu na kumwagiza nusu kuku [Mt]
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waiter, pl waiters
{ Swahili: mngoja
, pl wangoja [derived: ngoja V]
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noun 1/2
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Entry below is waiting-place
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waiting-place { Swahili: ngojo
, pl ngojo [derived: ngoja V]
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noun 9/10
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wake ( of a ship), pl wakes (of ships)
{ Swahili: mkondo
, pl mikondo
}
noun 3/4
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wake each other up suddenly { Swahili: -zindukana
[derived: zinduka V]
}
verb reciprocal
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Swahili Example: alipozindukana asubuhi alijikuta pekee ndani ya nyumba [Ya]
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wake up for someone { Swahili: -amkia
[derived: -amka]
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verb
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English Example: S/he greeted her/him and kissed her/his hand
[note: also: '-amkua.]
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wake up with a start from a sound sleep { Swahili: -zinduka
[derived: Swahili zindua]
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verb intransitive
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English Example: then Diana, as though she had woken up suddenly, hurriedly took off that watch
Swahili Example: halafu Diana, kama aliyezinduka usingizini, anaivua ile saa haraka [Muk]
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Entry below is Wales
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walk, pl walks
{ Swahili: masia
}
noun 6
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English Example: go for a walk
Swahili Example: enda masia
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walk, pl walks
{ Swahili: tembezi
, pl matembezi [derived: tembea V]
}
noun 5/6
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walk gracefully { Swahili: -dalji
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verb
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English Example: walk gracefully
Swahili Example: kuenda dalji [Rec]
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walk gracefully { Swahili: -dundika
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verb potential
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Swahili Example: natembea kwa kudundika [Ma]
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walk quietly { Swahili: -nyata
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verb
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English Example: stalk an animal.
Swahili Example: nyata mnyama
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walk unsteadily { Swahili: -kongoja
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verb
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English Example: He was able to leave his bed and walk unsteadily a few steps outside of the hospital building.
Swahili Example: Aliweza kukiacha kitanda chake na kujikongoja hatua chache nje ya jengo la hospitali. from ZAWADI YA USHINDI by Ben R. Mtobwa. 1987. Dar es Salaam: Heko Publishers
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walker, pl walkers
{ Swahili: mtembezi
(or mtembezaji), pl watembezi (or watembezaji) [derived: Swahili -tembea]
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noun 1/2
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English Example: street walker
Swahili Example: mwanamke mtembezi
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walking { Swahili: kiguu na njia
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adverb
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English Example: walking until the stone houses
Swahili Example: kiguu na njia hadi majumba ya mawe [Sul]
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walking with long strides { Swahili: mtatago
, pl mitatago [derived: tataga]
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noun
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Entry below is walks
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one who walks { Swahili: mwenda
, pl waenda [derived: enda V]
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noun
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English Example: pedestrian
Swahili Example: mwenda kwa miguu
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dividing wall, pl dividing walls
{ Swahili: kisetiri
, pl visetiri [derived: Arabic]
}
noun 7/8
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[see also: -stiri]
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outer wall (made of earth and rubble), pl outer walls
{ Swahili: kiambaza
(or kiwambaza or kiyambaza), pl viambaza (or viwambaza or viyambaza)
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noun 7/8
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[see also: -wamba]
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top of a wall without a ceiling built yet { Swahili: matungizi
[derived: tunga V]
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noun 6
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wall, pl walls
{ Swahili: boma
, pl maboma [derived: Farsi]
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noun 5/6
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[note: derivation is either Persian (Farsi) or Bantu.]
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wall (of a house), pl walls
{ Swahili: kiambaza
(or kiwambaza or kiyambaza), pl viambaza (or viwambaza or viyambaza)
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noun 7/8
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[see also: -wamba]
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wall surface, pl wall surfaces
{ Swahili: kiambaza
(or kiwambaza or kiyambaza), pl viambaza (or viwambaza or viyambaza)
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noun 7/8
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[see also: -wamba]
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Entry below is wall-plate
Entry below is wallet
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wallet, pl wallets
{ Swahili: pochi
, pl pochi [derived: English pouch]
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noun 9/10
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Entry below is wan
Entry below is wand - this headword has not been grouped
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flexible wand (used for weaving baskets) { Swahili: bugu
, pl mabugu
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noun
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wander { Swahili: -buga
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verb
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Swahili Example: wanafuatana pamoja na kubuga mawindoni mwao pamoja [Moh]
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wanderer, pl wanderers
{ Swahili: mtanga
, pl watanga [derived: tanga V]
}
noun 1/2
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wanderer, pl wanderers
{ Swahili: mwasikwao
, pl wasikwao
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noun 1/2
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Swahili Definition: si + kwao
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Entry below is wane
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on the wane { Swahili: pungufu
[derived: punga V]
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adjective
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English Example: Nowadays there is a wane of food because of the drought
Swahili Example: Siku hizi kuna upungufu wa chakula kwa sababu ya ukame
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want { Swahili: -hitaji
[derived: haja; mhitaji; uhitaji]
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verb
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Swahili Example: yahitaji
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want { Swahili: -taka
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verb
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[see also: mataka; mtaka; mtashi; utashi]
English Example: they asked themselves why she did not want to leave her husband; I want to drink tea.
Swahili Example: walijiuliza kwa nini hakutaka kumwacha
bwana wake [Kez]; Ninataka kunywa chai.
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want of feeling { Swahili: sugu
, pl sugu [derived: sugua V]
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noun 9/10
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