ká
verb
/ká/
Definitions
-
to curl or fold something
Fọlá, wá bá mi ká aṣọ! Fọla, come and help me fold the clothes
- to become curled or folded
- to constrain someone (often via supernatural means)
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to get something under control
apá àtẹ́lẹwọ́ kì í ká ilé The arm of the palm cannot control the house
Other entries with this spelling
Wiktionary records 3 entries spelled “ká”. You're reading one of them; here are the others.
Used in
ìkanoun
3 entries are spelled “ìka”, and the list this came from doesn't say which one is meant — we've linked to the first.
ìka
finger, toe
ìkà
wicked (person); evil (person)
idà
wickedness, cruelty, taboo
kápákáwọ́bojú-kòkòrònoun
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Source: Wiktionary · etymology 5,
where this word is spelled “ka”.
Reference:
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