Swahili
kijichumba
ki-ji-CHU-mba
How to say it
Swahilikijichumbaki-ji-CHU-mbasoon
Englishcubicle, cabinsoon
Frenchcabine, alcôvesoon
Meaning
a small compartment or cabin, diminutive of chumba.
Good to know
(dimin. of chumba) cubicle, cabin
Examples
- Alilala ndani ya kijichumba kidogo cha meli.He slept in the small cabin of the ship.
- Kijichumba hicho kina nafasi ya mtu mmoja tu?Does that little cabin have room for only one person?
- Hawakuwa na kijichumba tofauti cha kuhifadhia mizigo.They did not have a separate cubicle to store the luggage.
- Meli ile ina vijichumba vingi vidogo abiria.That ship has many small cabins for passengers.
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