Swahili
kajekaje
ka-je-KA-je
How to say it
Swahilikajekajeka-je-KA-jesoon
Englishropesoon
Frenchcordagesoon
Meaning
a thin rope used on a sailing vessel to fasten a sail to its yard.
Good to know
a specialized nautical term used mainly by coastal dhow sailors.
Examples
- Nahodha aliamuru mabaharia kufunga kajekaje kwenye tanga.The captain ordered the sailors to tie the kajekaje to the sail.
- Kajekaje ilikatika wakati wa dhoruba.The kajekaje rope snapped during the storm.
- Je, unajua jinsi ya kufunga kajekaje?Do you know how to tie a kajekaje?
- Mabaharia wa zamani walitengeneza kajekaje kwa mikono.Sailors of old made kajekaje by hand.
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