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phinisi

phinisi is the alternative form of pinisi.

Meaning of pinisi

Noun

pinisi (plural pinisis)

  1. A kind of rigging used by Indonesian sailing vessels, carrying seven to eight sails on two masts.
  2. A traditional Indonesian wooden ship.
    • There’s a good reason the stories of King Kong and Jurassic Park were set on Indonesia’s islands. They’re wild — particularly experienced aboard a phinisi[.] […] Silolona and Si Datu Bua are aptly named: the former after a beloved local god; the latter meaning “beloved princess”. In the yachting...2025 October 3, Lisa Grainger, “Exploring Indonesia’s coastline in a pair of handmade boats”, in The Times, archived from the original on 30 Nov 2025

Forms of phinisi

pluralphinisis

Questions about phinisi

What is phinisi the alternative form of?
Phinisi is the alternative form of pinisi.

Words near phinisi in the dictionary

  1. Phineas Priest
  2. Phineas Priesthood
  3. Phineas Priests
  4. Phinehas
  5. Phineus
  6. phinisi
  7. phinisis
  8. Phinney
  9. Phinneys
  10. phinnock
  11. phinnocks

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