Swahili
behewa
be-HE-wa
How to say it
Swahilibehewabe-HE-wasoon
Englishrailway carriagesoon
Frenchwagon ferroviairesoon
Meaning
originally, an open inner courtyard of an Arab house; more commonly today, a railway carriage or compartment.
Good to know
the modern everyday sense is a train car, e.g. behewa la abiria (passenger carriage).
Examples
- Tulipanda behewa la abiria.We boarded the passenger carriage.
- Behewa hilo lilikuwa limejaa watu.That carriage was full of people.
- Nyumba ile ina behewa kubwa katikati.That house has a large open court in the middle.
- Treni ilikuwa na mabehewa kumi.The train had ten carriages.
Not yet checked by a native speaker.