ọká
noun
/ɔ̄.ká/
Definitions
- Gaboon viper
Etymology
From ọ- (“nominalizing prefix”) + ká (“to coil”).
Component words
ọ-nominalizing prefix
káto coil
3 entries are spelled “ká”. The etymology calls it “to coil”, but that isn't enough to tell them apart — we've linked to the first.
ká
to pluck fruit (from a tree)
ká
to curl or fold something
ká
to be everywhere
Source: Wiktionary · etymology 2,
where this word is spelled “ọka”.
Reference:
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