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k'ulfiya
n
1
ቁልፍ
combination of lock and key
Maa k'ulfiyo t'afik'rere.
የበር ቁልፍ ጠፋኝ።
2
መርፌ ቁልፍ
safety pin
K'ulfiyon b'taho deshidek're.
በመርፌ ቁልፍ ልብሱን አያያዘ።
k'úli maac'ira
n
ትንሽ እና ስለታም ማጭድ
small and sharp semi-circle tool used for slicing millet
K'úli maac'iron ta'o k'ulefe.
ትንሿ ማጭድ ዳጉሳ ለመቁረጥ ታገለግላለች።
k'úma
1
v
ማሰብ
a thought of, opinion about
Nmas'af manatse k'úmo detsfe.
በመዕሐፍህ ላይ ሀሳብ አለኝ።
k'úma
2
n
ቃና
to test the flavor of a drink
Na'an dawutsi k'úmo taash shaawa.
የልጂቷ ጠላ ቃና ተመችቶኛል።
K'umariya
n
ቁማር
trying to get more than you have by chance, usury, making more money by games of chance
K'umari kaasho kic'o detsfe.
ቁማር መጫወት አደጋ አለው።
k'una
1
n
ቋጠሮ
ball made by tying string or other material tightly
Jókan k'un báára.
ገመዱ ቋጠሮ ብቻ ነው።
k'una
2
v
ገመድ ማሰር
act of looping string into a knot
Bíí jóko k'unere.
እሱ ገመዱን ቋጠረ።
k'únda
n
አቧራ
small particles of dirt
Ashu k'oodratse k'úndo tebera.
ሴትዬዋ አቧራማውን ምንጣፍ አራገፈች።
k'únga
v
መኮማተር፥ መጨማደድ
draw up in fear, withdraw from in fear
Na'o togosh etere k'úngutsere.
ልጁን ሊመቱት ሲሉ ተጨማደደ።
k'us'a
v
የሰውነት ገላን ማከክ
to rub or scrape skin
Eenashu bi'atso míti badon k'us'ra.
አሮጊቷ ሰውነቷን በእንጨት አከከች።
k'ús'a
v
መጥረግ
remove particles from surface by rubbing slowly and firmly, sop up
Maro bkíshon k'ús'ra.
ገበቶውን በእጇ ጠረገች።
k'ushuwa
n
ወጥን ለማጣፈጥ የሚያገለግል ቅመም
spice used for stew, type of cumin
Itots k'ushuwo gedra.
We put caraway in the wot.
k'ut'a
adj
መቁርጥ
piece of, part cut from the whole
Gumb k'ut'o taash ímre.
ቆራጣ ዱላ ሰጠኝ።
k'ut'á
v
ቆረጠ
to divide by cutting with sharp object such as an axe
Míto aat'iyosh k'ut're.
የማገዶ እንጨት ቆረጠ።
k'uuma
v
በጉንጭ መያዝ ውሃ፥ጠላ
to drink mouthful of water
Aatso b'noonots k'uumdek' s'udre.
ጠላ ተጎንጭቶ መሬት ላይ ተፋው።
k'uura
adj
ጎባጣ
crooked, curved, not straight
Mafan k'uura.
ይህ መርፌ ቆልማማ ነው።
k'uuriya
v
አዘነበለ፥ማጉበጥ
to fold, to make crooked, to lean
Jongo angnon b'joongor míto k'uurife.
ነፋሱ ሲነፍስ ዛፉን ያጎብጠዋል።
k'uut'ana
adj
ኩሩ
pleased, satisfied with self, fostering a sense of pride
K'uut'anef asho waare.
ኩሩው ሰውዬ እየመጣ ነው።
k'uwa
n
ሳያቋርጥ ለረጅም ሰዓት የሚዘንብ ዝናብ
nonstop rain, steady rain
Oots awusho k'uwerona b'jin.
ትናንት ዝናቡ ሙሉ ቀን ሲንጠባጠብ ነው የዋለው።
k'uza
v
መቆጠብ
to put away for later
Nigizo k'uzo neen geyituwe.
ገንዘብህን መቆጠብ አለብህ።
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