dienebe light horizontal purlin in the roof structure

Part of Speech	noun
Phonetic Form	ⁿdieneᵐbe

• • light horizontal purlin in the roof structure
  • • Archi

  Encyclopedic Info

  This generic term for light purlins contrasts with terms for specific beams with a stronger supporting role, e.g. basadigo ‘tie-beam’, womoe ‘main purlin’, pumene ‘ridgepole’. Purlins support rafters (lo).

Related entries

• See also:
  • nengele moe the various structural components of a house and its roof