jiko
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See also: jikō
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Noun[edit]
jiko (plural jikos)
- (East Africa) A portable stove of the type common in Africa.
Anagrams[edit]
Japanese[edit]
Romanization[edit]
jiko
Swahili[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Audio (Kenya) (file)
Noun[edit]
jiko (ma class, plural majiko, meko)
Usage notes[edit]
The sense "kitchen" is usually referred to in the locative form jikoni.
Ternate[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From N- (nominalizer) + ciko (“crooked, bent”), cognate with Sahu ji'o (“bay”). However, compare also Proto-Austronesian *sikux (“elbow”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
jiko
References[edit]
- Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh
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