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va.a1 kt [ele] dress, wear, put on: ~ saa put on a watch; ~ mkufu wear a necklace. (tde) valia, (tdek) valika, (tdes) valisha, (tdew) valiwa; (tdn) vaana.
vaa2 nm [i-/zi-] peg, yard brace.
vaan.a kt [sie] embrace in a fight. (tde) vaania; (tdk) vaanika; (tds) vaanisha.
vali* nm [i-/zi-] valve. (Kng)
vali.a kt [sie] dress up. (tdk) valika; (tds) valisha.
valish.a kt [ele] 1 assist to dress. 2 buy clothes for sb. (tde) valishia; (tdk) valishika; (tdn) valishana; (tdw) valishwa.
vam.a kt [sie] drown/sink completely: Mahaba yamem~ he/she is engrossed in love, he/she is head over heels in love with sb. (tde) vamia; (tdk) vamika; (tds) vamisha.
vami.a kt [ele] 1 rush: Hili jambo ameli~ tu hana ujuzi nalo he/she has rushed into this matter, but he/she does not have the exprencience on it. 2 attack, ambush, raid. (tde) vamilia; (tdk) vamika; (tds) vamisha; (tdn) vamiana; (tdw) vamiwa.
vang.a kt [sie] be restless, move about; be troubled. (tde) vangia; (tdk) vangika; (tds) vangisha; (tdw) vangwa.
vangavang.a kt [sie] diddle; garble, wrest the meaning: Tulipomwuliza alibaki ku~ when we asked him/her, she/ he just garbled. (tde) vangiavangia; (tdk) vangika-vangika; (tds) vangishavangisha;
vanila* nm [i-/zi-] vanilla. (Kng)
varanda* nm [i-/zi-] veranda. (Khi)
varanga1 nm [i-/zi-] interrupt rudely; hurly-burly.
vavaga.a kt [sie] spread, be common knowledge: Habari ime~ kila mahali the news is common knowledge. (tde) vavagalia, (tdek) vavagalika, (tdes) vavagalisha.
vazi nm ma- [li-/ya-] clothing, dress:
vingirik.a
~ la taifa national dress.
veli* nm [i-/zi-] veil. (Kng)
vena* nm [i-/zi-] vein. (Kng)
veto* nm [i-/zi-] veto. (Kng)
vi.a kt [sie] be stunted/ underdeveloped: Mtoto huyu ame~ mno this child is too stunted. (tde) vilia; (tdek) vilika; (tds) viza.
vibaya kl bad, wrong: Leo nina homa, najisikia ~ I have fever today, I am not feeling well; Umefanya ~ kumtukana You were wrong to abuse him/her.
video* nm [i-/zi-] video. (Kng)
vifijo nm [vi-] applause, cheer, noises of joy.
vigavig.a1 kt [sie] worry, harass, dragoon. (tde) vigiavigia; (tdk) vigikavigika; (tds) vigisha-vigisha.
vigaviga2 kl not easy, difficult: Ni ~ kwangu kutenda mambo kama hayo It is not easy for me to do so.
vikapu nm [ vi-] mchezo wa ~ basketball.
vikorokoro nm [vi-] bags and baggage, clutter.
vilevile kl also, too, in addition.
vili.a kt [sie] stanch, stop flowing, stagnate. (tde) vililia; (tdk) vilika; (tds) vilisha.
vimb.a1 kt [ele] 1 expand, swell: Uso wangu ume~ my face is swollen. 2 frown, bristle up. 3 become too fat, be bloated. (tde) vimbia; (tdk) vimbika; (tdn) vimbana; (tds) vimbisha; (tdw) vimbwa.
vimb.a2 kt [ele] roof, thatch. (tde) vimbia; (tdk) vimbika; (tds) vimbisha; (tdw) vimbwa.
vimbiw.a kt [ele] be bloated, have indigestion: Alikula mpaka aka~ he/she overate.
vimbizi nm [i-/zi-] pain from overeating or from eating greedily.
vinginevyo kl otherwise, if not, or
else.
vinginy.a kt [ele] wriggle, twist. (tde) vinginyia; (tdk) vinginyika; (tdn) vinginyana; (tds) inginyisha; (tdw) vinginywa.
vingirik.a kt [sie] roll. (tde) vingi-
vinjar.i
rikia; (tdk) vingirikika; (tds) vingirikisha.
vinjar.i* kt [sie] 1 scout. 2 loiter. (tde) vinjaria; (tdk) vinjarika; (tds) vinjarisha. (Kar)
viny.a kt [ele] 1 dandle. 2 tremble, twitch; waggle: Ali-kuwa amekasirika sana, mdomo ukawa unam~ he was so angry that his mouth twitched. (tde) vinyia; (tdk) vinyika; (tds) vinyisha; (tdw) vinywa.
vinyoya nm mchezo wa ~ badminton.
vipi kl how: Unasafiri ~ how do you travel.
virigiz.a kt [sie] disturb, bother. (tde) virigizia; (tdk) virigizika; (tds) viringizisha.
viring.a kt [ele] round; coil: ~ tonge make a ball of food. (tde) viringia; (tdk) viringika; (tdn) viringana; (tds) viringisha; (tdw) viringwa.
viringan.a kt [sie] coil; become round. (ms) Ame~ he is well built.(tde) viringania; (tdk) viri-nganika; (tds) viringanisha.
viringe nm [i-/zi-] 1 round. 2 small round mango.
viringik.a kt [sie] 1 roll. 2 make a circle. (tde) viringikia; (tdk) viringikika; (tds) viringikisha.
viringish.a kt [ele] roll, rollover, circle around, wrap up. (tde) viringishia; (tdk) viringishika; (tdn) viringishana; (tdw) viri-ngishwa.
viru nm ma- [li-/ya-] type of custard apple.
vish.a kt [ele] assist to wear, dress sb. (tde) vishia; (tdk) vishika;
(tdn) vishana; (tdw) vishwa.
visivyo kl erroneously, not in the
right way: Umenielewa ~ you have misunderstood me; Ume-kwenda ~ you have taken the wrong route/direction.
visuguru nm [vi-] corn.
vita nm [vi-] war: ~ vya Pili vya Dunia Second World War; ~ vya
vu.a
wenyewe kwa wenyewe civil war; ~ vya msituni guerrila war; ndege za ~ war/military aircraft. ~ vya msituni guerrilla war.
vitamini* nm [i-/zi-] vitamin. (Kng)
vitimbi nm [vi-] unusual actions, bizarre acts; odd/peculiar be-haviour.
vivi kl ~ hivi just like that: Aliondoka ~ hivi bila viatu he/she left barefooted.
vivizi.a kt [ele] blow with a mouth/pump etc. (tde) vivizilia, (tdek) vivizilika; (tdn) viviziana; (tds) vivizisha; (tdw) viviziwa.
vivu kv idle, lazy: Mtu huyu ni m~ sana this person is very lazy.
vivyo kl just so, exactly.
viz.a1 kt [ele] 1 stunt, stanch, under-develop, retard, cut short, keep back. 2 curse, destroy: Mungu akuvize may God curse you. (tde) vizia; (tdk) vizika; (tdn) vizana; (tds) vizisha; (tdw) vizwa.
viza2 kv (yai) bad: Mayai ~ bad eggs.
viza3* nm [i-/zi-] visa. (Kng)
vizi.a kt [ele] waylay, ambush. (tdk) vizika; (tdn) viziana; (tds) vizisha; (tdw) viziwa.
vizuri kl good, well, okay: Mambo yote yamekwenda ~ everything went well.
vocha* nm [i-/zi-] voucher. (Kng)
vogome.a kt [sie] go away, disappear, vanish. (tde) vogo-melea; (tdk) vogomeka; (tds) vogomeza.
vokali* nm [i-/zi-] vowel. (Kla)
volkano* nm [i-/zi-] volcano. (Kng)
vonge.a kt [sie] eat greedily. (tde)
vongelea; (tdk) vongeka; (tds) vongesha.
vono nm kitanda cha ~ spring bed.
vot.a kt [ele] win. (tde) votea; (tdk) voteka; (tds) votesha; (tdw) votwa.
vu.a1 kt [ele] 1 undress. 2 save: (tde) vulia, (tdew) vuliwa, (tdk) vuka; (tdn) vuana, (tds) vusha.
vu.a2 kt [ele] fish. (tde) vulia, (tdew)
vuliwa; (tdk) vuka, (tdn) vuana, (tds) vusha.
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vuat.a kt [ele] 1 put between the teeth and the lower lip. 2 blot. (nh) ~ ulimi keep quiet. (tde) vuatia; (tdk) vuatika; (tds) vuatisha; (tdw) vuatwa.
vuaz.a kt [ele] 1 cut, slash. 2 hurt: Maneno yako yameni ~ I am hurt by your statement. (tde) vuazia; (tdk) vuazika; (tdn) vuazana; (tds) vuazisha; (tdw) vuazwa.
vue nm ma-li-] thicket of long grass.
vugaz.a kt [ele] shut. (tde) vugazia; (tdk) vugazika; (tds) vugazisha; (tdw) vugazwa.
vugo nm [i-/zi-] 1 women’s horn-dance. 2 horn used in the dance.
vugu.a kt [sie] cross, peer out, break through the forest/clouds. (tde) vugulia, (tdek) vugulika, (tdes) vugulisha.
vuguvugu1 kv warm, tepid, lukewarm, mild: Maji ~ warm water, lukewarm water.
vuguvugu2 nm [i-/zi-] movement, activity: ~ la siasa political activity; ~ la mapinduzi revolutionary movement.
vuj.a kt [sie] leak, ooze out, seep: Paa la nyumba lina~ the roof is leaking. (tde) vujia, (tdew) vujiwa;(tdk) vujika, (tds) vujisha.
vuk.a kt [ele] cross (over): ~ mto cross a river; ~ barabara cross a road. (nh) ~ mpaka go too far. (tde) vukia; (tdk) vukika; (tdn) vukana; (tds) vukisha; (tdw) vukwa.
vuli nm [i-/zi-] short rainy season: Mvua za ~ short rains.
vulio nm ma- [li-/ya-] 1 used clothes. 2 slough; snake’s cast skin.
vum.a kt [sie/ele] 1 roar, growl. 2 spread: Habari hizi zime~ mji mzima the news has spread all over the town. 3 jeer. 4 blow. (tde) vumia; (tdk) vumika; (tds) vumisha.
vumaik.a kt [sie] strive, toil, slave,
vung.a
exert oneself.(tde) vumaikia; (tdk) vumaikika; (tds) vumaikisha.
vumatiti nm [a-/wa-] 1 bittern. 2 owl.
vumba nm [i-/zi-] fish smell.
vumbik.a kt [ele] cover fruit to ripen. (tde) vumbikia; (tdk) vu-mbikika; (tds) vumbikisha; (tdw) vumbikwa.
vumbo nm ma- [li-/ya-] flour lump.
vumbu.a kt [ele] 1 discover. 2 find. (tde) vumbulia, (tdek) vumbulika, (tdes) vumbulisha, (tdew) vu-mbuliwa.
vumburuk.a kt [sie] be startled/ roused; dash, run off. (tde) vu-mburukia; (tdk) vumburukika; (tds) vumburukisha.
vumi nm [i-/zi-] one sided drum.
vumili.a kt [ele] endure, bear, persevere. (tdk) vumilika; (tdn) vumiliana; (tds) vumilisha; (tdw) vumiliwa.
vumo nm ma- [li-/ya-] fruit of deleb palm.
vun.a kt [ele] reap, harvest. (tde) vunia; (tdk) vunika; (tds) vunisha; (tdw) vunwa.
vunan.a1 kt [sie] be at the best condition: Ndizi zimesha~ the bananas are good for eating. (tde) vunania; (tdk) vunanika; (tds) vunanisha.
vunana2 nm [i-/zi-] food which is ready for eating but not yet well cooked.
vund.a kt [sie] go bad, become stale, rot, ferment. (tde) vundia; (tdk) vundika; (tds) vundisha.
vundevunde nm [i-/zi-] mist, fog.
vundo nm [i-/zi-] bad smell, stink, stench.
vunga1 nm ma- [li-/ya-] thick crop of hair: Mtoto huyu anapenda sana kuweka ~ this child likes to keep a thick crop of hair.
vung.a2 kt [ele] deceive, lie, cheat. (tde) vungia; (tdk) vungika; (tdn) vungana; (tds) vungisha; (tdw)
vungwa.
vung.a3 kt [ele] tie. (tde) vungia;
vunganyiz.a
(tdk) vungika; (tds) vungisha; (tdw) vungwa.
vunganyiz.a kt [ele] work carelessly, be careless. (tde) vunganyizia; (tdk) vunganyizika; (tdw) vu-nganyizwa.
vungumiz.a kt [ele] hurl, throw forcefully. (tde) vungumizia; (tdk) vungumizika; (tdn) vungumizana; (tds) vungu-mizisha; (tdw) vu-ngumizwa.
vungunya um ma- [li-/ya-] sausage-tree fruit.
vungwi nm [a-/wa-] type of rock-cod.
vunj.a kt [ele] 1 break, damage. 2 annul. (nh)~ baraza adjourn a meeting; ~ mkataba annul a contract; ~ mwiko break a taboo; ~ rekodi break a record; ~ ndoa annul a marriage; ~ pesa change (money); ~ mgongo tire; ~moyo disco-urage, dishearten; ~ ungo reach menarche, have the first mens-ruation. (tde) vunjia; (tdk) vunjika; (tds) vunjisha; (tdw) vunjana; (tdw) vunjwa.
vunjang.a kt [ele] devastate; do sth carelessly. (tde) vunjangia; (tdk) vunjangika; (tdn) vunja-ngana; (tds) vunjangisha; (tdw) vunjangwa.
vunjik.a kt [ele] 1 be broken/ wrecked. 2 stop: ~ moyo lose hope. (tde) vunjikia; (tdk) vunjikika; (tds) vunjikisha.
vunju nm ma- [li-/ya-] sediment:
Maji yana ~ the water is muddy.
vuo nm [i-/zi-] medicinal steam.
vura nm [i-/zi-] kind of spirit.
vurug.a kt [ele] 1 mix, stir.2 disarrange: ~ mambo disrupt; ~akili disturb mentally, co-nfuse. (tde) vurugia; (tdk) vurugika; (tds) vurugisha; (tdw) vurugwa.
vurugik.a kt [sie] be in disarray disorder, be mixed up. (tde)
vurugikia; (tdn) vurugikana.
vurugu nm [i-/zi-] confusion; medley, disturbance; riot: ~ za kisiasa political riots.
vuruju.a kt [ele] soften; crumble. (tde) vurujulia, (tdek) vuruju-
lika, (tdew) vurujuliwa; (tdes) vurujulisha, (tdn) vurujuana.
vurumai nm [i-/zi-] confusion, medley.
vurumiz.a kt [ele] throw forcefully, hurl. (tde) vurumizia; (tdk) vuru-mizika; (tdn) vurumizana; (tds) vurumizisha; (tdw) vurumizwa.
vush.a kt [ele] 1 assist to cross, ferry. 2 transport illegally. (tde) vushia; (tdk) vushika; (tdn) vushana; (tdw) vushwa.
vut.a kt [ele] 1 pull, draw, drag; stretch. 2 attract, charm, entice, tempt, allure. (nh) ~ sigara smoke a cigarette; ~ pumzi inhale; vutia roho struggle for breath. (tde) vutia; (tdk) vutika; (tdn) vutana; (tds) vutisha; (tdw) vutwa.
vuti.a kt [sie] be attractive/ appealing. (tde) vutilia; (tdk) vutika; (tds) vutisha.
vutik.a kt [sie] be attracted/ interested. (tde) vutikia; (tdk) vutikika; (tds) vutikisha.
vuu kl suddenly: Ajali ilitokea ~ the accident happened suddenly.
vuvi nm [a-/wa-] big greyish poisonous snake.
vuvi.a kt [ele] blow with a mouth or bellows: ~ moto blow the fire; ~ kiriba blow the bellows.
(tde) vuvilia; (tdek) vuvilika; (tdes) vuvilisha (tdew) vuviliwa; (tdn) vuviana.
vuvumu.a kt [ele] enlarge; magnify, increase: ~ mambo blow matters out of pro-portion.(tde) vuvu- mulia, (tdek) vuvumulika, (tdew) vuvumuliwa; (tdn) vuvu-muana; (tds) vuvumusha.vurugikia; (tdn)
vurugikana.kt [sie] grow/develop fast; swell. (tde) vuvumkia; (tdk) vuvumkika; (tds) vuvumkisha.
vuvuwa.a kt [sie] 1 warm up. 2 be absent minded. (tde) vuvuwalia; (tdk) vuvuwalika; (tds) vuvuwa- lisha.
vuzi nm ma- [li-/ya-] armpit/genital
vyema
hair.
vyema kl good, well, okay.
vyero nm [i-/zi-] fish trap.
vyog.a kt [ele] step on, tread upon; crush. (tde) vyogea; (tdk) vyogeka; (tdn) vyogana; (tds) vyogesha; (tdw) vyogwa.
vyovyote kl anyhow, by whatever means.
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