ubao

How to say it

Meaning

A single plank or board of sawn timber.

Good to know

singular of mbau (u-class singular, N-class plural); a single plank or board.

Examples

• Fundi seremala alikata ubao mmoja.The carpenter cut one plank.
• Je, ubao huu ni wa mreteni au mvinje?Is this plank cedar or pine?
• Ubao ule haukutosha kujenga meza.That plank was not enough to build a table.
• Atanunua ubao mpya sokoni kesho.He will buy a new plank at the market tomorrow.