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uka

Bingham

uúka

vt. blow.

úka

vt. open up or uncover as a native oven after bakeing.

Sabatier

uka

n. name of the first man (myth.).

uka1

vt. to take off lid, to open, to uncover.

uka2

from. uki.
vt. to blow on, to blow out, to blow away, to cool by blowing on.
vc. kauka: to drink neat, to eat or swallow unadulterated.

Topics: Spirits, myth and belief