Swahili
vipenu
vee-PEH-noo
How to say it
Swahilivipenuvee-PEH-noosoon
Englishside cabinssoon
Frenchcabines latéralessoon
Meaning
Side cabins on a ship.
Good to know
plural of kipenu (ki-/vi- class).
Examples
- Vipenu vya meli vilikuwa vimejaa mizigo.The ship's side cabins were full of cargo.
- Je, vipenu hivi vinatosha abiria wote?Are these side cabins enough for all the passengers?
- Vipenu havikuwa na madirisha makubwa.The side cabins did not have large windows.
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