girka

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Hausa[edit]

Pronunciation 1[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ɡíɽ.káː/
    • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA(key): [ɟɪ́ɽ.káː]

Noun[edit]

girkā f (possessed form girkar̃)

  1. initiation of a new practitioner into Hausa animistic religion

Pronunciation 2[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ɡíɽ.kàː/
    • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA(key): [ɟɪ́ɽ.kàː]

Verb[edit]

girkā̀ (grade 1)

  1. to set something upon something else
  2. to cook, prepare (food)
  3. to prepare