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ふぃーじゃら【火皿】 : fiijara | define meaning
fiijara
Pronunciation: [ɸiːd͡ʑaɾa]
Definition
Noun
- The bowl of a smoking pipe where the tobacco is packed. Pipe bowl.
- (Cooking) An iron grate placed at the bottom of a cooking stove to hold the burning fuel. Fire grate.
- (Firearms) The pan of a matchlock gun where the priming powder is placed. Flash pan; priming pan
Etymology
Cognate with or borrowed from standard Japanese ひざら【火皿】 hizara "pipe bowl; fire grate; flash pan".
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
|---|---|
| Kanji | 火皿 |
| Kana | ふぃーじゃら |
| New Okinawa Moji | 懲ーじゃら |
| Romanization | fiijara |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [ɸiːd͡ʑaɾa] |
意味：ひざら【火皿】
火皿
Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2026, October 9). ふぃーじゃら【火皿】 : fiijara | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2026, October 12, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/9238/fiijara/.