kandarinya
kah-ndah-REE-nyah
How to say it
Swahilikandarinyakah-ndah-REE-nyahsoon
Englishkettle, ewersoon
Frenchbouilloire, aiguièresoon
Meaning
A metal kettle or jug with a spout, used to boil water for tea or to pour water for washing hands and for ablutions before prayer.
Good to know
N class noun, the same in singular and plural; also spelled kanderinya. Birika is the everyday word for a kettle.
Examples
- Bibi alichemsha maji ya chai katika kandarinya.Grandmother boiled water for tea in the kettle.
- Walimimina maji kutoka kandarinya kunawa mikono.They poured water from the ewer to wash their hands.
- Kandarinya ya shaba ilining'inia jikoni.A copper kettle hung in the kitchen.
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