mabatin.

Brit.

/məˈbati/, U.S.

/məˈbɑdi/, East African English

/maˈbati/

Origin: A borrowing from Swahili. Etymon: Swahili mabati.

Etymology: < Swahili mabati < ma-, plural (and collective) class prefix + -bati white metal (such as tin or zinc), sheet metal, corrugated or galvanized iron (probably a loanword).

East African (chiefly Kenyan English).

Corrugated iron sheeting, used esp. as a building material for houses. Frequently as a modifier.

ΚΠ

1940 Blackwood's Mag. Jan. 30/1 After dark we ran around the duka, rattling our spears on the mabati (corrugated iron), and that makes a great noise.

1988 P. Coughlin in P. Coughlin & G. K. Ikiara Industrialization in Kenya (1992) viii. 149 To make a mabati house comfortable in hot weather requires the installation of a false ceiling.

2017 Daily Nation (Kenya) (Nexis) 11 Oct. We decided to build a neat mabati house, we did a good foundation, the flooring is tiled, and its height is higher than a normal mabati house and this has a cooling effect.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2022).

单词	mabati
释义	mabatin. Brit. /məˈbati/, U.S. /məˈbɑdi/, East African English /maˈbati/ Origin: A borrowing from Swahili. Etymon: Swahili mabati. Etymology: < Swahili mabati < ma-, plural (and collective) class prefix + -bati white metal (such as tin or zinc), sheet metal, corrugated or galvanized iron (probably a loanword). East African (chiefly Kenyan English). Corrugated iron sheeting, used esp. as a building material for houses. Frequently as a modifier. ΚΠ 1940 Blackwood's Mag. Jan. 30/1 After dark we ran around the duka, rattling our spears on the mabati (corrugated iron), and that makes a great noise. 1988 P. Coughlin in P. Coughlin & G. K. Ikiara Industrialization in Kenya (1992) viii. 149 To make a mabati house comfortable in hot weather requires the installation of a false ceiling. 2017 Daily Nation (Kenya) (Nexis) 11 Oct. We decided to build a neat mabati house, we did a good foundation, the flooring is tiled, and its height is higher than a normal mabati house and this has a cooling effect. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2022). < n.1940
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