ilka

American  

[il-kuh] / ˈɪl kə /

adjective

Chiefly Scot.

1. every; each.

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Etymology

Origin of ilka

1150–1200; Middle English; originally phrase ilk a each one. See ilk ², a ¹

Example Sentences

The novel dramatizes the 1950s New York love affair between a newly arrived Jewish refugee, Ilka Weissnix, and a prominent black intellectual named Carter Bayoux.

From The Wall Street Journal

He is drawn to Ilka by her innocence.

From The Wall Street Journal

Near the end of “Her First American,” Ilka becomes fed up with her Jewish and black friends arguing about who has had it worse.

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Lately, I’ve been unable to stop reading a 1973 book called “The Care and Feeding of Friends,” by the actress and writer Ilka Chase.

From New York Times

Ilka Warshawsky, a 58-year-old pathologist, said she lost all hearing in her right ear after a Covid booster shot.

From New York Times