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English
Etymology
From ilk + a.
Adjective
ilka (not comparable)
- (Scotland, Northern England, archaic) Each or every
1919, Sir Harry Lauder, Between You and Me:But the bobby kens me fine--I've bailed John oot twice, for a guinea ilka time, and they recognize steady customers there like anywheres else! "
Anagrams
Scots
Adjective
ilka
- Each or every
1827 December 22, Various, The Mirror Of Literature, Amusement, And Instruction:Sae saying, I gared him climb a rape by whilk he gat abune the riggin o' the bield, then steeking to the door thro' whilk he gaed, I jimp had trailed doun the rape, when in rinned twa red coat chiels, who couping ilka ane i' their gait begun to touzle out the ben, and the de'il gaed o'er Jock Wabster.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Votic
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *ilkëda.
Pronunciation
Adjective
ilka
- repulsive, disgusting
Noun
ilka
- shame
Inflection
References
- Hallap, V., Adler, E., Grünberg, S., Leppik, M. (2012) “hilkiä”, in Vadja keele sõnaraamat [A dictionary of the Votic language], 2nd edition, Tallinn