Lugungu Dictionary Sep 2012

suura
length three metres spread on the bed or
to cover the body.
suura Pl: masuura. From: Arabic. n.
chapter; different sections in a book.
su̱ru̱u̱ru̱ Pl: masu̱ru̱u̱ru̱. n. pickaxe;
large heavy tool that has a curved metal
bar with sharp ends fixed at the centre
to a wooden handle used for breaking
rocks or hard ground.
tarutaru
su̱u̱tu̱ Pl: masu̱u̱tu̱. From: English. n.
suit.
swasi ̱ n. type of wind that blows from
the west that causes very big waves
each a little bit distant from the other.
swaswa Pl: maswaswa. n. Varanus
exanthematicus. monitor lizard; wild
reptile that resembles a crocodile, with
scales, short legs with strong claws.
sweta Pl: masweta. From: English. n.
sweater; knitted woollen or cotton piece
of clothing worn to provide warmth esp.
during cold weather.
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tab̯u-tab̯u adj. unstable; being in a state
of instability.
tabbu Pl: tabbu. From: Kiswahili. n.
danger; situation that can injure, destroy
or kill. Syn: kabi, b̯u̱lemeseni̱a.
waatabbu Pl: baatabbu. From:
Kiswahili. n. dangerous person; s.b.
who can do anything harmful.
Syn: waakabi.
tai ̱ Pl: matai ̱. From: English. n. tie; long
narrow piece of fabric worn around the
neck, esp. by men, with a knot in front.
Syn: munigo.
tai ̱pu̱ Pl: matai ̱pu̱. From: English. n.
typewriter; machine that produces
writing similar to print with keys that
you press to make metal letters or signs
hit on a piece of paper through a strip of
fabric covered with ink.
takisi Pl: matakisi. From: English. n.
taxi; small car or van that does public
transport and is licensed to carry 14
passengers only. Syn: kamunye.
talanta From: English. n. talent; natural
ability to do s.t. well. Syn: kisembu.
tama From: Kiswahili. n. greed; strong
desire for more wealth, possessions,
power, food, etc. than a person needs.
Syn: mu̱ru̱ru̱.
tamaamu Pl: tamaamu. n. salute;
action of raising your right hand to the
side of your head and stamping your
right foot as a sign of respect, especially
between soldiers and officers.
kukuuta tamaamu v. Idiom.
salute.
tandaarwa 1 Pl: tandaarwa. n.
veranda; open front and a roof, built
onto the side of a house on the ground
floor. Syn: bbaraza.
tandaarwa 2 Pl: tandaarwa. n.
mosquito net.
tanu̱u̱ru̱ Pl: tanu̱u̱ru̱. n. brick stack;
well arranged heap of bricks.
Tanzaani ̱a n. name of a country.
tarutaru n. unsteadiness, situation of
being unsettled; always changing places
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