jiko

From Swahili jiko.

jiko (plural jikos)

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

• Koji, joik, koji

jiko

1. Rōmaji transcription of じこ

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jiko (ma class, plural majiko, meko)

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

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

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

• IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒi.ko/

jiko

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

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