ẹ̀ka noun /ɛ̀.kà/
ọkà (alternative)
Definitions
  1. recitation, (in particular) reciting a dirge
Other entries with this spelling
Wiktionary records 2 entries spelled “ẹ̀ka”. You're reading one of them; here are the others.
Etymology
From ẹ̀- (“nominalizing prefix”) + kà (“to read, to recite”).
Component words
ẹ̀-nominalizing prefixto read, to recite
Source: Wiktionary · etymology 3, where this word is spelled “ẹka”. Reference: en-ẹka-yo-noun-q3O0i5U0