weaved attap roofs

Japanese translation: 椰子葺き屋根

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English term or phrase:weaved attap roofs
Japanese translation:椰子葺き屋根
Entered by: amysakata

11:27 Jan 31, 2004
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English term or phrase: weaved attap roofs
The architecture of each house is enhanced with elaborate wood carvings complete with weaved attap roofs that reflect the functionality and utilisation of traditional materials.
amysakata
Local time: 20:19
椰子葺き屋根
Explanation:
「椰子葺き屋根」を入れると、マレーシア、フィリピン、モルジブなどのリゾート・コッテジのHPがヒットします。weaved は、屋根葺きthatchedの前工程である。材料はニッパ椰子が多い。
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snowbees
Local time: 21:19
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椰子葺き屋根は見た事がありますがweavedの意味を知らなかったため、weaved attap roofs英語で検索をしていました。ありがとうございました!
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3 +3椰子葺き屋根
snowbees
4編んだ椰子葉で葺いた屋根
mkj (X)
3same-translation of weaved attap roofs
Patrick Smith


  

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same-translation of weaved attap roofs


Explanation:
各家の建築は従来の材料の機能性そして利用を反映する編まれたattap の屋根と完全な精巧な木製の彫刻と高められる

Kakuka no kenchiku ha jyuurai no zairyou no kinousei soshite riyou wo hanei suru amumareta attap no yane to kanzen-na seikou-na mokusei no chyoukoku to takamerareru.

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Note added at 5 hrs 23 mins (2004-01-31 16:50:25 GMT)
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Can you read the kani??

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Note added at 5 hrs 23 mins (2004-01-31 16:50:37 GMT)
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Patrick Smith
Local time: 08:19
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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7 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
編んだ椰子葉で葺いた屋根


Explanation:
単に attap roof であれば「椰子の葉葺きの屋根」ですが、weaved が入るので、「編んだ椰子葉で葺いた屋根」とか「椰子の葉を編んで葺いた屋根」としたらどうでしょう?


    Reference: http://members.jcom.home.ne.jp/etd2x4/jibun-8.html
    Reference: http://www.geocities.co.jp/HeartLand-Kaede/5220/voyage/kuchi...
mkj (X)
United States
Local time: 05:19
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14 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +3
椰子葺き屋根


Explanation:
「椰子葺き屋根」を入れると、マレーシア、フィリピン、モルジブなどのリゾート・コッテジのHPがヒットします。weaved は、屋根葺きthatchedの前工程である。材料はニッパ椰子が多い。


    Reference: http://www.malaysiasite.nl/malayhouse.htm
snowbees
Local time: 21:19
Native speaker of: Native in JapaneseJapanese
PRO pts in category: 4
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椰子葺き屋根は見た事がありますがweavedの意味を知らなかったため、weaved attap roofs英語で検索をしていました。ありがとうございました!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Yuriko Daikoku: Whatever the attap is, 葺き屋根 is most common use in Japanee for weaved roof. See http://village.infoweb.ne.jp/‾fwix3205/kayazitureii.htm
12 hrs

agree  Hirohisa Oda
16 hrs

agree  Minoru Kuwahara: everyone would imagine how the 'roof' may look like with the Japanese phrase.-
4 days
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