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saawe
saawe Pl: saawe. n. milk stew; kind of
sauce prepared from fresh milk.
sebbele Pl: masebbele. n. polyethylene
sack.
sefu̱lya Pl: masefu̱lya. From: Arabic.
n. saucepan; metallic household
container that does not rust used for
cooking.
sekenda Pl: sekenda. From: English.
n. second; small period of time equal to
1/60th of a minute.
sekoko Pl: masekoko. From: Luganda.
n. turkey; large domestic bird, with a
small red head, long legs, with a thin
long swinging comb and that makes
itself swollen in case there is danger.
sengenge Pl: masengenge. n. barbed
wire; wire on which is wound sharp
metals like thorns used, esp. on fences,
kraals etc.
sente Pl: sente. From: English. n.
money, finance; s.t. that s.b. uses to buy
things or that he earns by selling things
or working. Syn: nsimbi.
waasente Pl: baasente. n. rich
person; s.b. who has a lot of money
or wealth. Syn: waabye, mu̱gai̱ga,
mu̱gu̱uḏa, mu̱hwe, mu̱tu̱ngi̱,
weitungu.
ku̱koresya sente v. transact
money; make a financial
transaction.
sepehu̱ Pl: masepehu̱. n. hat; headwear
that helps to protect against the sun or
rain. Syn: koofi̱iṟa.
sese Pl: masese. n. overnight fishing
where the nets catch fish like medium
size Nile perch, Yellow fish etc.
seeba Pl: seeba. n. kind of fishing
method that catches fish with pointed
teeth.
siḻi ̱i̱mu̱
seeki ̱i̱se Pl: maseeki ̱i ̱se. n. Hystrix
cristata. porcupine; largest of all
gnawing animals with quills as sharp as
a needle that it raises in order to protect
itself in case of attack.
Syn: nyamanu̱ngu̱.
sikaati Pl: masikaati. From: English.
n. skirt; piece of clothing for a female
that hangs from the waist.
simonko Pl: simonko. From: English.
n. tobacco leaves that have already been
preserved either by being spread in air
or by being fire cured and are ready for
making cigarettes or for smoking.
Syn: taaba, kabbanga.
sipaana Pl: masipaana. From: English.
n. spanner, wrench; metallic tool used
for tightening and loosening nuts.
sitampu 1 Pl: sitampu. From: English.
n. stamp impression; design or words
made by stamping s.t. onto a surface,
e.g., a rubber stamp mark on a
government certificate.
sitampu 2 Pl: sitampu. From: English.
n. postage stamp; small piece of paper
with a design on it that is purchased and
stuck on an envelope or parcel before
posting.
siteetimenti Pl: siteetimenti. From:
English. n. statement; oral or written
communication setting forth particulars
or facts etc. e.g., about a legal case.
sitooha Pl: masitooha. From: English.
n. store; room or a house in which
things are kept.
siya adj. identical, same; when s.t. is
exactly like what has just been
mentioned.
si̱giṟi̱ Pl: si ̱giṟi. ̱ n. stove; metallic device
for cooking on that uses charcoal.
si̱iḵo v. See main entry: nsi ̱iḵo.
siḻi̱i̱mu̱ Pl: siḻi ̱i ̱mu̱. From: English. n.
Euph. HIV-AIDS; incurable disease that
spreads by having sex with an infected
person, blood, sharp piercing
instruments, syringes, etc.
Syn: munywereeru.
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