anika

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anika

Where it comes from

Inherited from Proto-Sabaki *-anika, from Proto-Bantu *-jánɪka (“to spread out to dry in the sun”).

In Sabaki, cognate with Ngazidja Comorian -aniha and Giryama -anika. Other Bantu cognates include Tumbuka -anika.

verb -anika · kuanika · kutoanika · anika · anikeni

to put out to dry, to spread out to dry
to expose

In English

hung suspended by hanging

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@misc{anika_2026,
  title = {anika},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sw/anika},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}