coastal [noun]

Tumbuu

Maana (Definition)

Curved hardwood internal rib frames reinforcing the wooden hull of a Swahili dhow.

Tafsiri ya Kiingereza (English):

dhow wooden rib frame / hull timber brace

Sheng / Standard Equivalent:

tumbuu

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

Mfano wa Sentensi (Example Sentence):

"Fundi alibadilisha tumbuu za jahazi zilizochakaa."

Translation: The shipwright replaced the worn-out wooden rib frames of the dhow.

Maneno Yanayohusiana (Related Terms):

Chombo cha tanga Kikombao ndicho kilichomo Jahazi