coastal [noun]

Girimba

Maana (Definition)

The heavy wooden ribbing and frame skeleton upon which a coastal dhow is built.

Tafsiri ya Kiingereza (English):

massive timber framework of an ocean dhow

Sheng / Standard Equivalent:

girimba

Asili na Utamaduni (Origin & Etymology): Coastal Swahili Maritime

Mfano wa Sentensi (Example Sentence):

"Mafundi walitengeneza girimba la jahazi kwa mbao ngumu za mkindu."

Translation: Artisans constructed the timber framework of the dhow using hard palm wood.

Maneno Yanayohusiana (Related Terms):

muundo Jahazi