coastal [noun]

Girimba la chombo

Maana (Definition)

The sturdy skeletal framework of curved timber that forms the structural body of a sailing vessel.

Tafsiri ya Kiingereza (English):

massive wooden ribbing of sea dhow

Sheng / Standard Equivalent:

girimba la chombo

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

Mfano wa Sentensi (Example Sentence):

"Mafundi walijenga girimba la chombo kwa mbao imara."

Translation: Artisans constructed the wooden dhow ribbing from sturdy timber.

Maneno Yanayohusiana (Related Terms):

muundo Kikombao ndicho kilichomo Jahazi