urusyo

How to say it

Meaning

a flat stone used for grinding grain by hand.

Good to know

Plural insyo; a traditional household tool, largely replaced today by mills.

Examples

• Cucu yasyaga ku rusyo.Grandmother used to grind on the grinding stone.
• Ese urusyo rukiriho mu rugo?Is the grinding stone still in the homestead?
• Nta rusyo dukoresha ubu.We use no grinding stone now.
• Tuzokoresha urusyo gusya amasaka.We will use the grinding stone to grind sorghum.