halaka

Hausa

Pronunciation 1

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

Verb

halàkā (grade 1)

1. destroy

Pronunciation 2

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

Verb

hàlakà (grade 3)

1. perish, be destroyed

Pronunciation 3

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

Noun

hàlakā̀ f (possessed form hàlakàr̃)

1. destruction, perishing

Yoruba

Etymology

From Hausa halàkā.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hà.lá.kà/

Verb

hàlákà

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

Derived terms

• ìhàlákà (“destruction”)