Wiktionary

jiko

See also: jikō

English edit

Etymology edit

From Swahili jiko.

Noun edit

jiko (plural jikos)

  1. (East Africa) A portable stove of the type common in Africa.

Anagrams edit

Japanese edit

Romanization edit

jiko

  1. Rōmaji transcription of じこ

Swahili edit

Pronunciation edit

  • Audio (Kenya)(file)

Noun edit

jiko (ma class, plural majiko, meko)

  1. stove
  2. fireplace
  3. cooker
  4. kitchen

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

  1. corner
  2. (geography) bay, gulf, bight
  3. elbow

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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