Swahili
makasia
mah-kah-SEE-ah
How to say it
Swahilimakasiamah-kah-SEE-ahsoon
Englishoarssoon
Frenchramessoon
Meaning
Oars, used for rowing a boat.
Good to know
plural of kasia (ji-/ma- class, no ji- prefix on the singular).
Examples
- Wavuvi walipiga makasia kuelekea kisiwani.The fishermen rowed the oars toward the island.
- Je, makasia haya ni marefu vya kutosha?Are these oars long enough?
- Makasia hayakuwepo kwenye mashua asubuhi.The oars were not in the boat this morning.
- Watachukua makasia mapya kabla ya mashindano.They will take new oars before the race.
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