The bottom is rounded to meet the sides, at the turn of the bilge, and the degree of rounding varies with the type and size of the vessel.
Umphantei ugetyiwe ukuze adibane namacala epho umphantsi ujika khona, kwaye iqande lokugelywa liyehluka luxhomekeke kuhlobo nobukhulu besikhitshane.