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halaka

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Hausa

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Pronunciation 1

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

Verb

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halàkā (grade 1)

  1. destroy

Pronunciation 2

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

Verb

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hàlakà (grade 3)

  1. perish, be destroyed

Pronunciation 3

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

Noun

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hàlakā̀ f (possessed form hàlakàr̃)

  1. destruction, perishing

Yoruba

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Etymology

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From Hausa halàkā.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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hàlákà

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

Derived terms

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