swahili [noun]

Embwe

Maana (Definition)

Sticky sap or resin harvested from trees, used as natural glue or bird-trapping adhesive.

Tafsiri ya Kiingereza (English):

natural tree resin adhesive / birdlime

Sheng / Standard Equivalent:

gundi ya mti / embwe

Asili na Utamaduni (Origin & Etymology): Swahili Botanical

Mfano wa Sentensi (Example Sentence):

"Wavulana walitumia embwe kunasa ndege wadogo."

Translation: The boys used natural tree resin to trap small birds.

Maneno Yanayohusiana (Related Terms):

Nata kama gundi Mti Umoja ni nguvu utengano ni udhaifu