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ilka

ilka adjective: each or every.

Adjective

ilka (not comparable)

  1. (Northern England, Scotland, archaic) Each or every
    • But the bobby kens me fine--I've bailed John oot twice, for a guinea ilka time, and they recognize steady customers there like anywheres else! "1919, Sir Harry Lauder, Between You and Me

Origin of ilka

From ilk + a.

Questions about ilka

What does ilka mean?
Ilka means each or every.
What part of speech is ilka?
Ilka is an adjective.

Words near ilka in the dictionary

  1. ilium
  2. ilixanthin
  3. Ilizarov apparatus
  4. Ilizarov apparatuses
  5. ilk
  6. ilka
  7. Ilkeston
  8. ilkhan
  9. Ilkhanate
  10. Ilkhanid
  11. ilkhans

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