dhaka

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See also: Dhaka and Dháka

Shona

Etymology 1

A regional wanderwort, cognate to Zulu -daka; see there for more.

Verb

-dhaka (infinitive kudhaka)

  1. (transitive) to intoxicate, to make drunk
Derived terms

Etymology 2

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Noun

dhaka class 5 (plural madhaka class 6)

  1. mud
  2. mortar
Descendants
  • English: dagga

Ye'kwana

Variant orthographies
ALIV dhaka
Brazilian standard dhaka
New Tribes dhaca

Pronunciation

Verb

dhaka

  1. (Cunucunuma River dialect) Alternative form of yaka (to fell, to cut down, to assart)