jiko

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See also: jikō

English

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Etymology

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From Swahili jiko.

Noun

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jiko (plural jikos)

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

Anagrams

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Japanese

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Romanization

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jiko

  1. Rōmaji transcription of じこ

Swahili

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Pronunciation

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  • Audio (Kenya):(file)

Noun

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jiko (ma class, plural majiko, meko)

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

Usage notes

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The sense "kitchen" is usually referred to in the locative form jikoni.

Ternate

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Etymology

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From N- (nominalizer) +‎ ciko (crooked, bent), cognate with Sahu ji'o (bay). However, compare also Proto-Austronesian *sikux (elbow).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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jiko

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

References

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  • Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh