Swahili
kijaa
ki-JA-a
How to say it
Swahilikijaaki-JA-asoon
Englishmillstonesoon
Frenchmeulesoon
Meaning
a millstone, or a completely filled vessel.
Good to know
millstone; a completely filled vessel
Examples
- Waliponda mahindi kwa kijaa cha zamani.They ground the maize with an old millstone.
- Kijaa hicho kimejaa maji hadi ukingoni?Is that vessel filled with water right to the brim?
- Hawakuwa na kijaa cha kutosha kusaga nafaka.They did not have enough of a millstone to grind the grain.
- Mama alibeba kijaa cha mafuta kutoka sokoni.Mother carried a full vessel of oil from the market.
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