Swahili
winji
WEE-njee
How to say it
SwahiliwinjiWEE-njeesoon
Englishwinchsoon
Frenchtreuilsoon
Meaning
a winch, crane, or windlass.
Good to know
a variant spelling of winchi.
Examples
- Bandarini kuna winji kubwa za kupakua meli.At the port there are big winches for unloading ships.
- Je, winji hii inatofautiana na ile nyingine?Does this winch differ from that other one?
- Hawakuweza kutumia winji kwa sababu ya umeme kukatika.They couldn't use the winch because the power was cut.
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