pika

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pika

Where it comes from

Inherited from Proto-Sabaki *-i̧pika, from Proto-Bantu *-jìpɪka. From the same root as -epua (“to take off the fire”) (but without retention of the initial *-jì- syllable) + -ika (stative).

In Sabaki, cognate with Ngazidja Comorian -piha and Chichonyi-Chidzihana-Chikauma -βika. Other Bantu cognates include Zulu -pheka and Chichewa -phika.

verb -pika · kupika · kutopika · pika · pikeni

to cook

In English

cook to prepare food for eating

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"pika." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/sw/pika. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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pika. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/sw/pika

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"pika." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/sw/pika.

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@misc{pika_2026,
  title = {pika},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sw/pika},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}