 |
The Kamusi Project English-Swahili Dictionary
- L -
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
X
Y
Z
Entry below is label - this headword has not been grouped
|
label, pl labels
{ Swahili: chapa
, pl chapa [derived: Hindi]
}
noun 9/10
- [ edit entry ]
[ photos:
upload ]
|
Entry below is labor - this headword has not been grouped
|
compulsory labor { Swahili: shogoa
, pl shogoa [derived: Pers.]
}
noun 9/10
- [ edit entry ]
[ photos:
upload ]
|
|
labor { Swahili: leba
[derived: Eng]
}
noun
- [ edit entry ]
[ photos:
upload ]
English Example: the Labour Party
Swahili Example: Chama cha Leba
|
|
labor pain (or labour pain), pl labor pains (or labour pains)
{ Swahili: uchungu wa kuzaa
(or utungu wa kuzaa), pl machungu wa kuzaa (or matungu wa kuzaa)
}
noun 11/6
- [ edit entry ]
[ photos:
upload ]
[see also: chungu; -zaa]
|
Entry below is laboratory
Entry below is laborer
|
day laborer (or day labourer), pl day laborers (or day labourers)
{ Swahili: kibarua
(or kibaruwa), pl vibarua (or vibaruwa) [derived: Arabic]
}
noun 7/8an
- [ edit entry ]
[ photos:
upload ]
|
Entry below is labyrinth
|
labyrinth, pl labyrinths
{ Swahili: mzingile
, pl mizingile
}
noun 3/4
- [ edit entry ]
[ photos:
upload ]
English Example: rare: puzzle
Swahili Example: mzingile mwambaji
|
Entry below is lace - this headword has not been grouped
|
gold lace { Swahili: zari
, pl zari [derived: Persian]
}
noun 9/10
- [ edit entry ]
[ photos:
upload ]
Swahili Example: buibui lililopambwa kwa zari [Ya]
|
|
lace, pl lace
{ Swahili: kamba
, pl kamba [derived: Arabic]
}
noun 9/10
- [ edit entry ]
[ photos:
upload ]
|
|
lace (of shoe), pl laces
{ Swahili: kitani
, pl vitani [derived: Arabic]
}
noun 7/8
- [ edit entry ]
[ photos:
upload ]
|
|
silver lace { Swahili: zari
, pl zari [derived: Persian]
}
noun 9/10
- [ edit entry ]
[ photos:
upload ]
Swahili Example: buibui lililopambwa kwa zari [Ya]
|
Entry below is lacerate - this headword has not been grouped
|
lacerate (of animals) { Swahili: -papaua
}
verb
- [ edit entry ]
[ photos:
upload ]
English Example: lacerate with claws/talons
Swahili Example: papura kwa makucha
[note: rare.]
|
Entry below is laceration
Entry below is lack - this headword has not been grouped
|
lack { Swahili: shida
, pl shida
}
noun 9/10
- [ edit entry ]
[ photos:
upload ]
Swahili Example: ni shida kumwona.
|
|
lack { Swahili: -kosa
}
verb
- [ edit entry ]
[ photos:
upload ]
English Example: she cried at the poverty of lacking family
Swahili Example: alilia umasikini wa kukosa jamaa [Kez]
|
|
lack of knowledge of tradition (on the part of young people who have not yet been initiated) { Swahili: usungo
}
noun
- [ edit entry ]
[ photos:
upload ]
|
|
person who lacks something { Swahili: mtovu
, pl watovu [derived: toa; tovu V]
}
noun
- [ edit entry ]
[ photos:
upload ]
English Example: This is a person who shows too little respect (where it is due).
Swahili Example: huyu ni mtovu wa heshima
|
Entry below is lackey - this headword has not been grouped
|
lackey, pl lackeys
{ Swahili: kibaraka
, pl vibaraka [derived: Arabic]
}
noun 7/8an
- [ edit entry ]
[ photos:
upload ]
[see also: baraka]
English Example: to fill the General and his lackeys with worries
Swahili Example: kumjaza wasiwasi Jemadari na vibaraka vyake [Ya]
|
Entry below is lacking - this headword has not been grouped
|
be lacking { Swahili: -hitaji
[derived: haja; mhitaji; uhitaji]
}
verb
- [ edit entry ]
[ photos:
upload ]
Swahili Example: yahitaji
|
|
be lacking { Swahili: -palama
}
verb
- [ edit entry ]
[ photos:
upload ]
English Example: fail to get enough sleep
Swahili Example: parama usingizi
|
|
be lacking { Swahili: -parama
}
verb
- [ edit entry ]
[ photos:
upload ]
English Example: fail to get enough sleep
Swahili Example: parama usingizi
|
|
be lacking { Swahili: -toa
}
verb
- [ edit entry ]
[ photos:
upload ]
Swahili Example: kutofanya
[note: this is a rare form, which usually appears instead as the infinitive verb prefix "kuto-", meaning "to not".]
|
Entry below is ladder - this headword has not been grouped
|
ladder, pl ladders
{ Swahili: ngazi
, pl ngazi [derived: ng'ara V]
}
noun 9/10
- [ edit entry ]
[ photos:
upload ]
English Example: (musical) scale
Swahili Example: ngazi ya noti
|
Entry below is laden
Entry below is ladies
Entry below is ladle - this headword has not been grouped
|
ladle, pl ladles
{ Swahili: kata
, pl kata
}
noun 9/10
- [ edit entry ]
[ photos:
upload ]
English Example: Tegemea brought water in a ladle
Swahili Example: Tegemea alileta maji ndani ya kata [Kez]
|
|
wooden ladle, pl wooden ladles
{ Swahili: mkamshi
, pl mikamshi [derived: Hindi]
}
noun 3/4
- [ edit entry ]
[ photos:
upload ]
|
Entry below is lady - this headword has not been grouped
|
gorgeously beautiful lady, pl ladies
{ Swahili: kisura
, pl visura
}
noun 7/8an
- [ edit entry ]
[ photos:
upload ]
|
|
lady, pl ladies
{ Swahili: bibi
(or bi), pl mabibi (or bi) [derived: Farsi]
}
noun 5/6an
- [ edit entry ]
[ photos:
upload ]
[see also: kibibi]
English Example: Ladies and Gentlemen
Swahili Example: Mabibi na Mabwana
|
|
lady (of the house), pl ladies
{ Swahili: siti
, pl siti
}
noun 9/10an
- [ edit entry ]
[ photos:
upload ]
[note: rare.]
|
|
my lady (respectful address) { Swahili: bibie
[derived: bibi (vocative)]
}
noun
- [ edit entry ]
[ photos:
upload ]
[note: Zanzibar.]
|
Entry below is lady's finger - this headword has not been grouped
|
lady's finger (Hibiscus esculentus), pl lady's fingers
{ Swahili: mbamia
, pl mibamia
}
noun 3/4
- [ edit entry ]
[ photos:
upload ]
|
|
lady's finger (HIbiscus esculentus) { Swahili: mbinda
, pl mibinda
}
noun
- [ edit entry ]
[ photos:
upload ]
Swahili Example: (= mbamia)
|
Entry below is lag
Entry below is laggard
Entry below is laid - this headword has not been grouped
|
something laid down (e.g. a log across a stream) { Swahili: ulalo
, pl malalo
}
noun 11/6
- [ edit entry ]
[ photos:
upload ]
|
|
something laid down (e.g. a log across a stream) { Swahili: uraro
}
noun
- [ edit entry ]
[ photos:
upload ]
|
Entry below is lair - this headword has not been grouped
Entry below is laity - this headword has not been grouped
Entry below is lake - this headword has not been grouped
|
lake, pl lakes
{ Swahili: jito
(or juto), pl majito (or majuto) [derived: Swahili mto]
}
noun 5/6
- [ edit entry ]
[ photos:
upload / view ]
|
|
lake, pl lakes
{ Swahili: ziwa
, pl maziwa
}
noun 5/6
- [ edit entry ]
[ photos:
upload / view ]
Swahili Example: katika ziwa Victoria [...] kuna kisiwa kijulikanacho kwa jina la Ukerewe [Kez]
|
Entry below is lamb - this headword has not been grouped
Entry below is lame - this headword has not been grouped
Entry below is lameness - this headword has not been grouped
|
lameness caused by injury or disease of the hip { Swahili: kinyonga
(or unyonga), pl vinyonga (or nyonga)
} [Terminology: medical]
noun 7/8
- [ edit entry ]
[ photos:
upload ]
[see also: unyonga]
|
Entry below is lament - this headword has not been grouped
Entry below is lamentation - this headword has not been grouped
|
lamentation, pl lamentations
{ Swahili: kilio
, pl vilio [derived: Swahili -lia]
}
noun 7/8
- [ edit entry ]
[ photos:
upload ]
|
|
lamentation, pl lamentations
{ Swahili: ombelezo
, pl maombolezo [derived: omboleza V]
}
noun 5/6
- [ edit entry ]
[ photos:
upload ]
|
Entry below is lamenting - this headword has not been grouped
Entry below is lammergeier
Entry below is lamp - this headword has not been grouped
|
lamp { Swahili: taa
, pl taa [derived: Arabic]
}
noun 9/10
- [ edit entry ]
[ photos:
upload ]
English Example: as (s)he watched the paraffin fire
Swahili Example: akiutazama moto wa mafuta ya taa [Muk], chumbani kuna balbu mbili za taa ya umeme [Muk], taa za magari zikitembea kama vimuri-muri [Ya]
|
|
lamp holder, pl lamp holders
{ Swahili: kiango
, pl viango [derived: Swahili -anga]
}
noun 7/8
- [ edit entry ]
[ photos:
upload ]
English Definition: a small frame or basket hung from the wall to support a lamp
|
|
lamp holder, pl lamp holders
{ Swahili: kishikio
, pl vishikio [derived: Swahili -shika]
}
noun 7/8
- [ edit entry ]
[ photos:
upload ]
English Example: from those lamp holders came a long wire
Swahili Example: kwenye kishikio cha taa hizo imetokeza waya ndefu [Muk]
|
|
oil lamp (small with floating wick), pl oil lamps
{ Swahili: kibatari
, pl vibatari [derived: Farsi]
}
noun 7/8
- [ edit entry ]
[ photos:
upload ]
English Example: she drew toward the light of the oil lamp
Swahili Example: aliisogeza chini ya mwangaza wa kibatari [Kez]
|
|
oil lamp (small), pl oil lamps
{ Swahili: kibahaluli
, pl vibahaluli [derived: Arabic]
}
noun 7/8
- [ edit entry ]
[ photos:
upload ]
|
Entry below is lampshade - this headword has not been grouped
|
lampshade, pl lampshades
{ Swahili: kingio ya taa
(or kingo ya taa or kingilizi ya taa), pl kingio za taa (or kingo za taa or kingilizi za taa) [derived: Swahili -kinga; taa]
}
noun 9/10
- [ edit entry ]
[ photos:
upload ]
|
Entry below is lampstand
Entry below is Lamu
|
Lamu island { Swahili: Amu
}
noun
- [ edit entry ]
[ photos:
upload ]
English Example: Lamu is the Glorious Isle
Swahili Example: Lamu ni Kiwandeo
|
Entry below is lance - this headword has not been grouped
|
lance (a boil) { Swahili: -tunga jipu
}
verb
- [ edit entry ]
[ photos:
upload ]
Swahili Example: jawabu ya suala lake ilimpa kutunga jipu jipya [Moh]
|
Entry below is land - this headword has not been grouped
|
land { Swahili: ardhi
, pl ardhi
}
noun 9/10
- [ edit entry ]
[ photos:
upload ]
Swahili Definition: udongo, nchi [Kenyatta, Masomo 116]
English Example: Land definitely was a major problem between us and the evil settler government that denied us justice [Kenyatta, Masomo 116]
Swahili Example: Ardhi ndiyo iliyokuwa tatizo kubwa baina yetu na serikali mbaya ya walowezi iliyotunyima haki [Kenyatta, Masomo 116]
|
|
land { Swahili: -shuka
[derived: shtua V]
}
verb
- [ edit entry ]
[ photos:
upload ]
English Example: land out of the vehicle
Swahili Example: shuka motokaa [Rec]
|
|
piece of land allotted to someone for cultivation { Swahili: ng'ungwe
, pl ng'ungwe
}
noun 9/10
- [ edit entry ]
[ photos:
upload ]
|
|
piece of land that a person is allotted or assigned to work in a day { Swahili: ngwe
, pl ngwe
}
noun 9/10
- [ edit entry ]
[ photos:
upload ]
|
|
uninhabited wild land { Swahili: pori
, pl mapori
}
noun 5/6
- [ edit entry ]
[ photos:
upload ]
English Example: They live in the wilderness
Swahili Example: Wanaishi porini
|
Entry below is landed
Entry below is landing - this headword has not been grouped
|
landing site, pl landing sites
{ Swahili: kituo
, pl vituo [derived: Swahili tua]
}
noun 7/8
- [ edit entry ]
[ photos:
upload ]
|
|
landing stage, pl landing stages
{ Swahili: gati
, pl magati [derived: Ind.]
}
noun 5/6
- [ edit entry ]
[ photos:
upload ]
|
|
landing stage., pl landing stages
{ Swahili: kivuko
(or kivusho), pl vivuko (or vivusho) [derived: Swahili -vuka]
}
noun 7/8
- [ edit entry ]
[ photos:
upload ]
|
Entry below is landing stage
Entry below is landing strip
Entry below is landlord - this headword has not been grouped
|
landlord, pl landlords
{ Swahili: kabaila
, pl makabaila
}
noun 5/6an
- [ edit entry ]
[ photos:
upload ]
Swahili Example: kabwela yule [...] haijuzu kuingia nyumbani kwa kabaila [Abd]
|
|
landlord, pl landlords
{ Swahili: mwinyi
, pl mainyi [derived: -enye pron]
}
noun 5/6an
- [ edit entry ]
[ photos:
upload ]
|
Entry below is landlordism
Entry below is landmark
|
landmark, pl landmarks
{ Swahili: mnara
, pl minara
}
noun 3/4
- [ edit entry ]
[ photos:
upload ]
English Example: Mount Kilimanjaro is an African landmark
Swahili Example: Mlima Kilimanjaro ni mnara wa Afrika [Masomo 4]
|
Entry below is landscape
|
landscape, pl landscapes
{ Swahili: mandhari
, pl mandhari [derived: Arabic]
}
noun 6/6
- [ edit entry ]
[ photos:
upload ]
|
Entry below is landslide - this headword has not been grouped
|
landslide { Swahili: poromoko
, pl maporomoko
}
noun 5/6
- [ edit entry ]
[ photos:
upload ]
English Example: a landslide
Swahili Example: mporomoko wa ardhi
|
Entry below is language - this headword has not been grouped
|
language { Swahili: lesani
}
noun
- [ edit entry ]
[ photos:
upload ]
Swahili Example: (=ulimi, usemi, lugha)
[note: rare.]
|
|
language { Swahili: lisani
}
noun
- [ edit entry ]
[ photos:
upload ]
Swahili Example: (=ulimi, usemi, lugha)
[note: rare.]
|
|
language { Swahili: msemo
, pl misemo [derived: sema]
}
noun
- [ edit entry ]
[ photos:
upload ]
[note: rare.]
|
|
language, pl languages
{ Swahili: maneno
, pl maneno [derived: Swahili neno]
}
noun 6/6
- [ edit entry ]
[ photos:
upload ]
[note: rare.]
|
Entry below is languid - this headword has not been grouped
Entry below is languidness - this headword has not been grouped
Entry below is languish
Entry below is languishing
|
| |
|
