endesh.a kt [ele] 1 set in motion, operate: ~ mtambo operate a machine. 2 drive (car, bus, etc), sail a
vessel, ride (bicycle): ~ kwa fujo ride for a fall. 3 drive sb: mw~e rafiki mjini drive a friend to town. 4
conduct; trouble, frustrate, blast, humiliate. 5 have diarrhoea: Dawa ya ku ~laxative. (tde) endeshea;
(tdk) endesheka;(tdn) endeshana; (tdw) endeshwa.
endapo ku if, in case (of): ~ atakuja in case he comes.
ene.a kt [sie] 1 be spread out, be extended over, be diffused in, permeate. 2 be sufficient, be full, pervade.
3 become abundant, become plenty. (tds) eneza.
enema
*
nm [i-/zi-] enema. (Kng)
enez.a kt [ele] deploy, disseminate, spread; extend over, diffuse, infect: ~ habari spread/ disseminate the
news. (tde) enezea; (tdk)enezeka; (tdw) enezwa
enenz.a kt [ele] 1 inspect, examine. 2 measure, take measurement; compare by measurement.
(tde) enenzea; (tdk) enenzeka; (tdn)enenzana; (tds) enenzesha; (tdw) enenzwa.
eneo nm ma- [li/ya-] 1 region, area: ~ la makazihousing estate. 2 sphere of influence. 3 purview, range: ~
la kutazamia focal-plane.
kv spreading agent; publicity:
Katibu mw~ publicity secretary.
eng.a
1
kt [ele] split up, slice up: ~ muhogo slice up cassava. (tde) engea; (tdk) engeka; (tdn)engana,
(tds) engesha; (tdw) engwa.
eng.a
2
kt [ele] watch. (tde) engea; (tdk)engeka; (tds) engesha; (tdn) engana; (tdw)engwa.
engaeng.a
1
kt [sie] be puzzled, be perplexed, be stable. (tde) engeaengea;
(tdk)engekaengeka; (tdn) enganaengana.
engaeng.a
2
kt [ele] 1 coddle, spoil (a child): ~ mtoto spoil a child by petting/coaxing. 2 handle sth with
special care. (tde) engeaengea; (tdk)engekaengeka; (tdn) enganaengana.
engu.a kt [ele] skim, take scum off water / milk etc. (tde) engulia, (tden) enguliana, (tdew)enguliwa;
(tdk) enguka; (tdn) enguana, (tds)engusha.
enhee! pia ehee! ki yes, okay, aha!
-enu kv your, yours.
-enye kl having, possessing, with: ~ maliwealthy; ~ kibiongo with a hump, hump backed;~ maji watery; ~
ari earnest.
-enyewe kv self, actual: Mtu mw~ the man himself; Mimi mw~ I myself; Habari z ~ the actual news. 2
owner, concerned: Huyu ndiye mw~ this is the owner/the one concerned.
enyi! ki you there! (plural).
enz.a kt [ele] measure, take measurement. (tde)enzea; (tdk) enzeka; (tdn) enzana;
(tds)enzesha; (tdw) enzwa.
enz.i
1*
kt [ele] honour, respect sb: sherehe za kuwa~ mashujaa wa vita celebrations to honour the war
heroes. (tde) enzia, (tden)enziana, (tdew) enziwa; (tdk) enzika; (tds)enzisha.(Kar)
enzi
2*
nm [i-/zi-] 1 rule, dominion, region. 2 age, era: ~ ya Barafu
Ice Age; ~ ya Kati Mediaeval, Middle Ages; ~ ya Mawe Stone Age.
enzi
3*
nm might, power: Mwenye ~ MunguAlmighty God. (Kar)
ep.a pia hepa kt [ele] evade (a blow, attack, obstacle), dodge, avoid. (tde) epea; (tdk)epeka; (tds) epesha;
(tdn) epana; (tdw) epwa.
-epesi kv 1 light: mzigo mw~ light luggage/load. 2 fine, thin, light in texture: Nguo ny~ light/thin cloth. 3
quick, sensitive, agile, swift, nimble; astute: Yeye ni mw~ wa kutenda he is nimble/quick to act. 4 active,
energetic: Mchezaji mw~ active/energetic player. upesi kl. wepesinm.
epifania
*
nm [i-/zi-] Epiphany. (Kla)
epistemolojia* nm [i-/zi-] epistemology. (Kng)
epsiloni* nm epsilon.(Kng)
epu.a kt [ele] take off, remove (e.g. a cooking pot from fire, stove e.tc.). (tde) epulia, (tden)epuliana,
(tdew) epuliwa; (tdk) epuka; (tds)epusha.
epuk.a kt [ele] avoid, escape, refrain, distance oneself from: ~ kwa hila elude. (tde) epukia;
(tdk) epukika; (tdn) epukana; (tds) epukisha; (tdw) epukwa.
epukan.a kt [sie] ~ na shun. (tde) epukania; (tdk) epukanika; (tds) epukanisha.
epuu! ki used to discourage sb from doing/believing in sth.
-erevu kv 1 intelligent, bright, brainy, genius, brilliant. 2 clever, cunning, crafty; shady, slick.
erevuk.a kt [sie] 1 become brainy /cunning/crafty, astute. 2 be knowledgeable. (tde)erevukia;
(tdk) erevukika; (tds) erevukisha.