Swahili
msana
m-SAH-nah
How to say it
Swahilimsanam-SAH-nahsoon
Englishsmithsoon
Frenchforgeronsoon
Meaning
a metalworker or smith, especially one who works with iron; in some dialects, also a passage or corridor.
Good to know
msana chuma specifically means blacksmith; a separate dialectal sense refers to a corridor (= ukumbi).
Examples
- Msana alitengeneza jembe jipya.The blacksmith made a new hoe.
- Msana chuma alifua chuma mchana kutwa.The blacksmith forged iron all day.
- Je, msana yuko dukani lake?Is the smith at his shop?
- Tulipita kwenye msana kuelekea chumbani.We passed through the corridor heading to the room.
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