Kirundi
ikinjanja
Word parts: iki-njanja
ee-kee-NJAH-njah
How to say it
Kirundiikinjanjaee-kee-NJAH-njahsoon
Englishtrivetsoon
Frenchtrépiedsoon
Meaning
a piece of metal set on stones over a fire to support a cooking pot.
Good to know
class 7/8 noun; used in traditional open-fire cooking.
Examples
- Nushire inkono ku kinjanja.Put the pot on the trivet.
- Ikinjanja kirahagaze he?Where is the trivet standing?
- Ntawe afise ikinjanja muri iyi nzu.No one has a trivet in this house.
- Tuzokora ikinjanja gishasha.We will make a new trivet.
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