Swahili
kasia
ka-SI-a
How to say it
Swahilikasiaka-SI-asoon
Englishoarsoon
Frenchramesoon
Meaning
an oar, used for rowing a boat.
Good to know
piga makasia or vuta makasia means 'to row'; kasia la nyuma is the steering-oar or rudder.
Examples
- Wavuvi walipiga makasia kuelekea ufukweni.The fishermen rowed toward the shore.
- Kasia moja lilivunjika katikati ya safari.One oar broke in the middle of the journey.
- Je, unajua kuvuta kasia?Do you know how to row with an oar?
- Alishika kasia la nyuma kuongoza mashua.He held the steering-oar to guide the boat.
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