koka

Verb

kōkā̀ (grade 1)

1. to cry <> yin kuka da hawaye.
2. bayyana raki ko ƙorafi.
3. roƙa.

[1]

Bargery's definition of koka

I. [ko/ka"].

1. {v.tr.2c}. Lament for, bewail. e.g, ya/ k. bayan wa/ne, he grieved for the death of so-and-so.

2. {v.intr.3c}.

(a) Lament, bewail, mourn. (Cf. kuka.)

(b) tun da wa/ne ya mutu rabon wani ya/ koka, through so-and-so's death some one will benefit.

II. [ko/+ka"] {4d koka I}.