ويكة

Arabic

Etymology

Borrowed from an Eastern Sudanic language, compare Nobiin weka (okra), and juxtapose بَامِيَة (bāmiya, fresh okra) of similar origin.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /weː.ka/
  • IPA(key): /waj.ka/

Noun

وِيكة or وَيْكة • (wēka or wayka) f (Sudan)

  1. dried okra
  2. a stew made from dried okra

Declension

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