coastal [noun]

Makulubati

Maana (Definition)

Carved wooden window coverings characteristic of traditional Swahili stone houses.

Tafsiri ya Kiingereza (English):

heavy wooden window shutters / carved window grilles

Sheng / Standard Equivalent:

madirisha ya mbao / shutters

Asili na Utamaduni (Origin & Etymology): Arabic loanword ('makhlaq')

Mfano wa Sentensi (Example Sentence):

"Bibi alifunga makulubati ya ghorofa upepo wa usiku ulipoanza."

Translation: Grandmother shut the wooden window shutters when the night wind began.

Maneno Yanayohusiana (Related Terms):

madirisha shutters Kikombao ndicho kilichomo