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Etymology 1
A regional wanderwort, cognate to Zulu -daka; see there for more.
Verb
-dhaka (infinitive kudhaka)
- (transitive) to intoxicate, to make drunk
Derived terms
Etymology 2
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Noun
dhaka class 5 (plural madhaka class 6)
- mud
- mortar
Descendants
Ye'kwana
Pronunciation
Verb
dhaka
- (Cunucunuma River dialect) Alternative form of yaka (“to fell, to cut down, to assart”)