coastal [noun]

Alfajiri ya kwanza

Maana (Definition)

The initial break of daylight before sunrise, key for coastal fishermen departing to sea.

Tafsiri ya Kiingereza (English):

nautical twilight / first light of dawn

Sheng / Standard Equivalent:

alfajiri ya mapema

Asili na Utamaduni (Origin & Etymology): Coastal Swahili

Mfano wa Sentensi (Example Sentence):

"Wavuvu waling'oa nanga alfajiri ya kwanza."

Translation: Fishermen weighed anchor at nautical twilight.

Maneno Yanayohusiana (Related Terms):

Onyesha makucha Taa ya mwangaza