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The Kamusi Project English-Swahili Dictionary
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Entry below is jab
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jab someone with the finger (as a sign of contempt) { Swahili: -subukua
[derived: msubukuo N]
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verb
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Entry below is jacana - this headword has not been grouped
Entry below is jack - this headword has not been grouped
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jack up (e.g., an automobile, for repairs) { Swahili: -jeki
[derived: (English)]
}
verb
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Swahili Example: kutia jeki
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Entry below is jackal - this headword has not been grouped
Entry below is jacket - this headword has not been grouped
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knitted jacket, pl knitted jackets
{ Swahili: jezi
[derived: (English)]
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noun
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open jacket (worn over kanzu), pl open jackets
{ 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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Entry below is jackfruit - this headword has not been grouped
Entry below is jag
Entry below is jail - this headword has not been grouped
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jail, pl jails
{ Swahili: jela
, pl jela [derived: Eng.]
}
noun 9/10
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Swahili Definition: gereza
Swahili Example: hakuwa na budi kujikatia kuwa ndio kesha rudi jela [Moh]
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jail, pl jails
{ Swahili: korokoroni
, pl korokoroni [derived: Turk]
}
noun 9/10
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English Example: She was sentenced and put in jail.
Swahili Example: Alihukumiwa na kutiwa korokoroni [Kareithi Masomo 53]
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Entry below is jailer
Entry below is jam - this headword has not been grouped
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get jammed { Swahili: -kwama
}
verb
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Swahili Example: mdomo wa Bi Tamima ulikwama [Moh]
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jam { Swahili: mraba
, pl miraba
}
noun
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English Example: peanut brittle
Swahili Example: njugu za mraba
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Entry below is jam-packed
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in a jam-packed manner { Swahili: sisisi
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adverb
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Swahili Definition: kwa kushikamana; pamoja pamoja; bila ya kuacha nafasi
English Example: People are jam-packed in the local bus.
Swahili Example: Watu wamejaa sisisi ndani ya matatu.
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Entry below is Jamaica
Entry below is Jamaican
Entry below is jambolan
Entry below is jamming
Entry below is january - this headword has been grouped
Entry below is Japan
Entry below is Japanese - this headword has not been grouped
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Japanese { Swahili: Kijapani
[derived: English Japan]
}
noun 7
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English Example: After living two years in Tokyo, he spoke Japanese
Swahili Example: Baada ya kuishi miaka miwili mjini Tokyo, akasema Kijapani
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Japanese person, pl Japanese people
{ Swahili: Mjapani
(or Mjampani), pl Wajapani (or Wajampani) [derived: English Japan]
}
noun 1/2
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Entry below is jar - this headword has not been grouped
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jar (for jam, etc.), pl jars (for jam, etc.)
{ Swahili: chupa
, pl machupa
}
noun 5/6
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Entry below is jargon
Entry below is jaribio
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jaribio, pl majaribio
{ Swahili: test
, pl test [derived: Swahili mtihani] [Dialect: Standard / Kigwana / Kimgao]
} [Terminology: general / culinary / anatomy]
taxonomy: homo sapiens
noun 5/6
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[see also: jaribio; onja]
English Definition: this is a test english definition
Swahili Definition: this is a test of the swahili definition field
English Example: this is a test english example
Swahili Example: this is a test swahil example
[note: this is a test note.]
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Entry below is jarjar
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jar jar banks { Swahili: jaribio la mhariri
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conjunction
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English Example: This is a test. This is only a test
Swahili Example: Hili ni jaribio. Ni jaribio tu.
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Entry below is jasmine - this headword has not been grouped
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jasmine { Swahili: asumini
, pl asumini
}
noun 9/10
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Swahili Definition: aina ya maua inayotumiwa katika manukato mengi [Masomo 128]
English Example: The women decorate themselves with jasimine
Swahili Example: Wanawake hujipamba kwa maasumini [Masomo 128]
[note: also 5/6 asumini/maasumini.]
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jasmine blossoms (wild) { Swahili: afu
[derived: Arabic]
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noun 10
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[see also: mwafu]
Swahili Definition: ua jeupe linalonukia vizuri; asmini
English Example: He ornaments the stars and the heavens, with roses and jasmine blossoms
Swahili Example: Hupamba nyota na mbingu, na mawaridi na afu [Shaaban Robert, "Rangi Zetu" 2 i]
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wild jasmine (Jasminum mauritianum) { Swahili: mwafu
, pl miafu [derived: afu]
} [Terminology: botany]
noun
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Entry below is jaundice
Entry below is javelin - this headword has not been grouped
Entry below is jaw
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jaw, pl jaws
{ Swahili: taya
(or kitaya or utaya), pl mataya (or vitaya)
} [Terminology: anatomy]
noun 5/6
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Entry below is jawbone
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jawbone, pl jawbones
{ Swahili: taya
(or kitaya or utaya), pl mataya (or vitaya)
} [Terminology: anatomy]
noun 5/6
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Entry below is jazz band
Entry below is jealous - this headword has not been grouped
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jealous person, pl jealous people
{ Swahili: mwivu
, pl waivu [derived: wivu adj]
}
noun 1/2
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Entry below is jealously
Entry below is jealousy - this headword has not been grouped
Entry below is jeans
Entry below is jeer
Entry below is jellyfish
Entry below is jeopardize - this headword has not been grouped
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jeopardize { Swahili: -hatarisha
(or -hatirisha) [derived: Swahili hatari]
}
verb causative
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English Example: this work jeopardizes the safety of the news reporters
Swahili Example: kazi hii inahatarisha usalama wa waandishi wa habari (IPPMedia), 3 Mei 2007
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Entry below is jerk - this headword has not been grouped
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jerk, pl jerks
{ Swahili: mkutuo
, pl mikutuo [derived: kutua V]
}
noun 3/4
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jerk (of the body), pl jerks
{ Swahili: shituko
, pl mashituko [derived: shtua V]
}
noun 5/6
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jerk (of the body), pl jerks
{ Swahili: shtuko
, pl mashtuko [derived: shtua V]
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noun 5/6
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Entry below is jersey
Entry below is Jerusalem
Entry below is jest - this headword has not been grouped
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jest { Swahili: mzaha
, pl mizaha
}
noun
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English Example: "joke, tease".
Swahili Example: fanya mzaha
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Entry below is jesting
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jesting permissible between persons of mtani relationship { Swahili: utani
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noun
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Swahili Example: nimefanya utani tu
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Entry below is jesus - this headword has not been grouped
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Jesus (son of Mary) (when spoken of by Muslims) { Swahili: Isa
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noun
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[note: Isa (bin Mariamu).]
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Entry below is jetsam
Entry below is Jew - this headword has not been grouped
Entry below is jewel - this headword has not been grouped
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jewel, pl jewels
{ Swahili: johari
, pl johari
}
noun 9/10
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Swahili Example: baada kwisha kutoa 'johari' yake... [Abd]
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jewel, pl jewels
{ Swahili: johari
}
noun
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Swahili Example: (fig.) johari ya mtu
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Entry below is jeweler
Entry below is jewelry
Entry below is jewish - this headword has not been grouped
Entry below is Jewish
Entry below is jib
Entry below is jigger - this headword has not been grouped
Entry below is jinnee
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