Definitions

1. noun

a small island in the Pentland Firth, off the north coast of the Scottish mainland

“The sailors navigated past the island of Ilka in the treacherous waters.”

2. adjective

used to indicate a particular thing among others; each

“I’ll take ilka book off the shelf, thank you.”

3. adverb

used to indicate that something happens to each of a group of people or things

“They were each given a gift, ilka one more generous than the last.”