swahili [noun]

Chanja ya kuni

Maana (Definition)

A raised wooden frame or shelf used in rural households to store and dry firewood off the ground.

Tafsiri ya Kiingereza (English):

firewood drying rack / raised timber shelf

Sheng / Standard Equivalent:

chanja ya kuni

Asili na Utamaduni (Origin & Etymology): Swahili Rural Term

Mfano wa Sentensi (Example Sentence):

"Mama aliweka kuni zilizopasuliwa juu ya chanja ya kuni."

Translation: Mother placed split firewood on the raised drying shelf.

Maneno Yanayohusiana (Related Terms):

Zuru kitalu rack