coastal [verb]

Pamfua

Maana (Definition)

Coastal shipbuilding term meaning to dismantle or tear down old timber from a dhow hull.

Tafsiri ya Kiingereza (English):

dismantle a wooden ship / strip boat timber

Sheng / Standard Equivalent:

kuvunja

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

Mfano wa Sentensi (Example Sentence):

"Mafundi waliamua kupamfua jahazi lile la kale."

Translation: The craftsmen decided to dismantle that old dhow.

Maneno Yanayohusiana (Related Terms):

teremsha Kuvunja rekodi tengua