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The Kamusi Project Swahili-English Dictionary
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Entry below is vaa - this headword has been grouped
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-vaa { English: dress
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verb ,
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Swahili Example: alikuwa hajali nguo gani alivaa [Kez], akajaribu kuvaa kanzu yake mpya [Sul], kwa nini huvai viatu wewe [Abd]
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-vaa { English: cover
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verb ,
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Swahili Example: baridi nyembamba ilimvaa [Moh]
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-vaa { English: lure
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verb ,
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Swahili Example: yule kijana nilimtafuta mpaka nikampata, tena nikajaribu kumvaa [Ya]
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-vaa { English: seize
}
verb ,
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Swahili Example: wasiwasi, hofu na wahka umemvaa kila mtu [Moh]
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Entry below is vaa nguo - this headword has not been grouped
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-vaa nguo { English: dress oneself
}
verb ,
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Swahili Example: vaa [vua] nguo
English Example: dress
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Entry below is vali
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vali { English: valve
, pl valves
} [derived: English valve]
noun 14,
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Entry below is valia - this headword has been grouped
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-valia { English: dress oneself up
} [derived: vaa V]
verb applicative,
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Swahili Example: kavalia suti yake nyeusi [Sul]
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Entry below is valika - this headword has not been grouped
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-valika { English: be worn
} [derived: vaa V]
verb ,
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Entry below is valio - this headword has not been grouped
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valio , pl mavalio
{ English: accessory
} [derived: vaa V]
noun 5/6,
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valio , pl mavalio
{ English: accouterment
} [derived: vaa V]
noun 5/6,
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valio , pl mavalio
{ English: ornament
} [derived: vaa V]
noun 5/6,
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Entry below is valisha
Entry below is valiwa - this headword has been grouped
Entry below is vama - this headword has not been grouped
Entry below is vamia - this headword has not been grouped
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-vamia { English: snatch hastily
}
verb ,
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Swahili Example: Rehema aliivamia kanzu mpya aliyotakiwa aijaribu [Sul]
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Entry below is vamiwa
Entry below is vanadi
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vanadi { English: vanadium
} [Dialect: recent] [Terminology: chemistry]
noun 9,
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English Definition: a grayish malleable ductile metallic element found combined in minerals and used especially to form alloys (as vanadium steel) (identified 1833)
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Entry below is Vanuatu
Entry below is vao - this headword has not been grouped
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vao , pl mavao
{ English: clothing
} [derived: vaa V]
noun 5/6,
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Entry below is varanga - this headword has not been grouped
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-varanga { English: din
}
verb ,
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[note: rare.]
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-varanga { English: noise
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verb ,
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[note: rare.]
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Entry below is varangavaranga - this headword has not been grouped
Entry below is varango
Entry below is Vatikani
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Vatikani (or Vatican) { English: Vatican
(or Vatican City)
} [derived: Latin] [Terminology: Christian / geography]
noun 9,
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Swahili Example: Vatican yapinga malezi ya watu wa jinsia moja [BBC 22 Aprili 2005]
English Example: the Vatican opposes people of the same sex bringing up children
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Entry below is vazi - this headword has not been grouped
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vazi , pl mavazi
{ English: attire
}
noun ,
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vazi , pl us. pl.
{ English: clothes
} [derived: vaa V]
noun 5/6,
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Swahili Example: yeye huwa makini na mwenye mvuto mkubwa kwenye mavazi ya hao wachezaji [Muk]
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vazi , pl mavazi
{ English: clothing
} [derived: vaa V]
noun 5/6,
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vazi , pl mavazi
{ English: costume
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noun ,
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Swahili Example: mavazi ya arusi
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vazi , pl mavazi
{ English: dress
} [derived: vaa V]
noun 5/6,
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vazi , pl mavazi
{ English: garment
} [derived: vaa V]
noun 5/6,
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vazi rasmi , pl mavazi rasmi
{ English: uniform
, pl uniforms
} [derived: vaa V; rasmi adj]
noun 5/6,
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Entry below is velositi
Entry below is vena
Entry below is Venezuela
Entry below is vepa - this headword has not been grouped
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vepa { English: steam
} [derived: Engl.]
noun ,
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vepa { English: vapor
, pl vapors
} [derived: Engl.]
noun ,
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Entry below is vh - this headword has not been grouped
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v.h. { English: just so
} [derived: vivi hivi]
abbreviation ,
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Entry below is vi - this headword has not been grouped
Entry below is via - this headword has been grouped
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-via { English: wither up before flourishing
}
verb ,
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[see also: -vilia; vilio; -viza; -vizia; mviziaji]
Swahili Example: Aziza amekomaa angali mbichi, akavia, naye yumo katika kukomaa kwake [Abd]
English Example: Aziza has become an adult although still not ready, and she withered, there within her maturation
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Entry below is viatu - this headword has been grouped
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mshona viatu (or mshoni wa viatu), pl washona viatu (or washoni wa viatu)
{ English: shoemaker
, pl shoemakers
}
noun 1/2,
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[see also: mshona; shona]
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fundi viatu , pl mafundi viatu
{ English: shoemaker
, pl shoemakers
}
noun 5/6an,
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[see also: fundi]
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Entry below is vibanzi - this headword has been grouped
Entry below is vibaya - this headword has been grouped
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vibaya { English: bad
} [derived: Swahili -baya]
adjective ,
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[note: Class 8.]
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vibaya { English: badly
} [derived: Swahili -baya]
adverb ,
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Swahili Example: alimwona mmoja wao akitendwa vibaya, akaenda kumwokoa [Matendo ya Mitume 7:24]
English Example: he saw one of them being badly treated, so he went to his rescue [Acts 7:24]
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Entry below is viboko - this headword has been grouped
Entry below is vibya - this headword has not been grouped
Entry below is vicheko - this headword has been grouped
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-angulia vicheko { English: burst out laughing at someone
} [derived: Swahili -angua; -cheka]
verb applicative,
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Swahili Example: alipowaeleza wenzake, walimuangulia vicheko [Sul]
English Example: when he explained to his friends, they burst out laughing at him
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Entry below is victuals
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makulaji { English: victuals
}
noun ,
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Swahili Example: victuals
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Entry below is vidoko - this headword has been grouped
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lugha yenye vidoko , pl lugha zenye vidoko
{ English: language with clicks
, pl languages with clicks
} [derived: dokeza]
noun 7/8,
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Swahili Example: lugha yenye vidoko
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Entry below is vidondo
Entry below is vidonge - this headword has been grouped
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vidonge vya kuzuia mimba { English: contraceptive pills
}
noun ,
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Swahili Example: kwanza nilikukosea kukufundisha kutumia vidonge vya kuzuia mimba [Ma]
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Entry below is Vietinamu
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Vietinamu (or Vietinam) { English: Vietnam
} [Terminology: geography]
noun 9,
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[note: Vietinamu is recommended standardization by TUKI and BAKITA; Vietinam is recommended standardization by Radio Tanzania.]
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Entry below is vifaru - this headword has been grouped
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bunduki ya kupiga vifaru , pl bunduki za kupiga vifaru
{ English: antitank gun
, pl antitank guns
} [Terminology: military]
noun 9/10,
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-a vifaru { English: armored
} [Terminology: military]
adjective ,
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Swahili Example: kikundi cha vifaru
English Example: armored battalion
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Entry below is vifungoni
Entry below is vigumu - this headword has not been grouped
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vigumu { English: difficult
} [derived: -gumu adv]
adjective ,
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vigumu { English: very hard
} [derived: -gumu adv]
adverb ,
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vigumu { English: hardly
}
adverb ,
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Swahili Example: ni vigumu kusadiki mambo hayo
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Entry below is viini - this headword has been grouped
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silaha ya viini , pl silaha za viini
{ English: nuclear weapon
, pl nuclear weapons
}
noun 9/10,
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Entry below is vijembe - this headword has been grouped
Entry below is vijiwe - this headword has been grouped
Entry below is vika
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-vika { English: clothe (with)
} [derived: Swahili -vaa]
verb stative,
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Swahili Example: pesa alizopata aliwavika watoto wake [Kez]
English Example: the money she got clothed her children
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Entry below is vika nguo - this headword has not been grouped
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-vika nguo { English: clothe someone
}
verb ,
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Swahili Example: vaa [vua] nguo
English Example: put on clothes
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-vika nguo { English: dress someone
}
verb ,
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Swahili Example: vaa [vua] nguo
English Example: dress
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Entry below is viko - this headword has been grouped
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viko { English: they are there
} [derived: Swahili -wa; -ko]
verb conjugated,
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Swahili Example: vitabu viko maktabani
English Example: the books are there in the library
[note: class 8.]
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Entry below is vikope - this headword has been grouped
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vikope { English: bleary eyes
} [derived: Swahili kikope]
noun 8,
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[see also: kope]
Swahili Example: ana vikope
English Example: he has bleary eyes
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Entry below is vikwa - this headword has not been grouped
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-vikwa { English: be dressed
} [derived: vika V]
verb pass-poten,
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Swahili Example: tuone kama hutavuliwa taji lako bandia kwa haraka kuliko hata ulivyovikwa [Mun]
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Entry below is vile - this headword has been grouped
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vile { English: those
} [derived: Swahili -le]
pronoun ,
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Swahili Example: vitu vile
English Example: that thing
[note: class 8.]
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kwa vile { English: because
} [derived: Swahili -le]
conjunction ,
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Entry below is vilevile - this headword has been grouped
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vilevile (or vile or vile vile) { English: also
} [derived: Swahili -le]
adverb ,
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Swahili Example: mwite Ali vile vile [Rec]
English Example: call Ali too
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vilevile (or vile or vile vile) { English: too
} [derived: Swahili -le]
adverb ,
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vilevile (or vile or vile vile) { English: as well
} [derived: Swahili -le]
adverb ,
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vilevile (or vile or vile vile) { English: in addition
} [derived: Swahili -le]
adverb ,
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vilevile (or vile or vile vile) { English: likewise
} [derived: Swahili -le]
adverb ,
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vilevile (or vile or vile vile) { English: in the same way
} [derived: Swahili -le]
adverb ,
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Swahili Example: shati hili lishone vilevile [Rec]
English Example: sew this shirt in the same way
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vilevile (or vile or vile vile) { English: so
} [derived: Swahili -le]
adverb ,
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vilevile (or vile or vile vile) { English: thus
} [derived: Swahili -le]
adverb ,
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vilevile (or vile or vile vile) { English: in that way
} [derived: Swahili -le]
adverb ,
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vilevile (or vile or vile vile) { English: how (it can be that)
} [derived: Swahili -le]
adverb ,
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Swahili Example: kitu kinachowashangaza ni vile binti yake huweza kulala peke yake hadi mama yake anaporudi [Muk]
English Example: the thing that surprises them is how that girl can sleep alone even when her mother returns
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