coastal [verb]

Opua

Maana (Definition)

To fish out, recover, or pull up objects, dhows, or drowning victims from deep seawater.

Tafsiri ya Kiingereza (English):

salvage sunken items / rescue from deep ocean waters

Sheng / Standard Equivalent:

opua

Asili na Utamaduni (Origin & Etymology): Coastal Swahili Maritime

Mfano wa Sentensi (Example Sentence):

"Wavuvi waliopua wavu uliokuwa umezama baharini."

Translation: Fishermen salvaged the net that had sunk into the ocean.

Maneno Yanayohusiana (Related Terms):

toa majini Okoa