chiyoto

Chichewa

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Bantu *kɪ̀jótò, from Proto-Bantu *-jóta, potentially from Proto-Atlantic-Congo *-jot-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /t͡ʃiˈjo.to/

Noun

chiyoto class 7 (plural ziyoto class 8)

  1. fireplace

Derived terms

References

  • Steven Paas (2016) Oxford Chichewa-English/English - Chichewa Dictionary[1], Oxford University Press, pages 97, 800