swahili [noun]

Jifya

Maana (Definition)

One of three stones arranged to support a cooking pot over an open fire.

Tafsiri ya Kiingereza (English):

hearth stone / cooking tripod stone

Sheng / Standard Equivalent:

jifya

Asili na Utamaduni (Origin & Etymology): Bantu Swahili

Mfano wa Sentensi (Example Sentence):

"Mama aliweka sufuria juu ya jifya kupika chakula."

Translation: Mother set the cooking pot on the hearth stone to prepare food.

Maneno Yanayohusiana (Related Terms):

jiwe la jiko