meli
MEH-lee
How to say it
SwahilimeliMEH-leesoon
Englishship
Frenchnavire
Meaning
A large boat that carries people or goods across the sea or a large lake.
Good to know
A noun of the n class, the same in the plural. Meli ya mizigo is a cargo ship, and kupanda meli is to board a ship. merikebu is an older word.
Examples
- Meli ilitia nanga bandarini asubuhi.The ship dropped anchor in the harbor in the morning.
- Tulisafiri kwa meli kwenda Zanzibar.We traveled by ship to Zanzibar.
- Meli hii inabeba magari mia tano.This ship carries five hundred cars.
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