coastal [noun]

Oma la shaba

Maana (Definition)

A heavy brass punch used by coastal shipwrights to countersink copper rivets in dhow hulls.

Tafsiri ya Kiingereza (English):

brass punch / metal dhow riveting tool

Sheng / Standard Equivalent:

oma la shaba

Asili na Utamaduni (Origin & Etymology): Maritime Swahili

Mfano wa Sentensi (Example Sentence):

"Fundi alitumia oma la shaba kushikanisha mbao za jahazi."

Translation: The shipwright used a brass punch to fasten the dhow planks.

Maneno Yanayohusiana (Related Terms):

Chombo cha tanga Fundi Jahazi