dhaka
Shona
editEtymology 1
editA regional wanderwort, cognate to Zulu -daka; see there for more.
Verb
edit-dhaka (infinitive kudhaka)
- (transitive) to intoxicate, to make drunk
Derived terms
edit- -dhakwa (“be drunk”)
Etymology 2
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Noun
editdhaka class 5 (plural madhaka class 6)
Descendants
edit- → English: dagga
Ye'kwana
editALIV | dhaka |
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Brazilian standard | dhaka |
New Tribes | dhaca |
Pronunciation
editVerb
editdhaka
- (Cunucunuma River dialect) Alternative form of yaka (“to fell, to cut down, to assart”)