báríkà!
intj
/bá.ɾí.kà/
بَرِكَ (alternative)
Definitions
-
congratulations!, congrats!
báríkà ẹsẹ̀ tí ó tẹlẹ̀! Congratulations for the feet that have stepped on the ground
- blessings!, bless you!, used after someone sneezes
Etymology
From Hausa bar̃kā̀, ultimately from Arabic بَرَكَة (baraka). Doublet of àlùbáríkà.
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ìrenoun
“ìre” lists “báríkà” as a word built from it. No word here is spelled that way, so this page was matched to it by ignoring tone marks. It may be a misspelling, or “báríkà” may be a word nobody has written up yet.
ìre
blessings
blessings
Source: Wiktionary,
where this word is spelled “barika”.
Reference:
en-barika-yo-intj-CSxxqWX3