"kanka" meaning in Yoruba

See kanka in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /kà.ŋ̀.kà/ Forms: kàǹkà [canonical]
Head templates: {{head|yo|ideophone|head=kàǹkà|head2=}} kàǹkà, {{yo-pos|ideophone|kàǹkà}} kàǹkà
  1. (of an object, speech, or a person) major; prominent; important; grand Derived forms: kàǹkà kanka (english: especially important), kàǹkà kàǹkà
    Sense id: en-kanka-yo-noun-dWCnqxYp Categories (other): Yoruba entries with incorrect language header, Yoruba ideophones

Download JSON data for kanka meaning in Yoruba (1.1kB)

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