halaka

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Hausa[edit]

Pronunciation 1[edit]

  • IPA(key): /há.là.káː/
    • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA(key): [há.lə̀.káː]

Verb[edit]

halàkā (grade 1)

  1. destroy

Pronunciation 2[edit]

  • IPA(key): /hà.lá.kà/
    • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA(key): [hà.lə́.kə̀]

Verb[edit]

hàlakà (grade 3)

  1. perish, be destroyed

Pronunciation 3[edit]

  • IPA(key): /hà.lá.kà/
    • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA(key): [hà.lə́.kə̀]

Noun[edit]

hàlakā̀ f (possessed form hàlakàr̃)

  1. destruction, perishing

Yoruba[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Hausa halàkā.

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

hàlákà

  1. (transitive) to destroy, to wreck, to ruin

Derived terms[edit]