duka
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Swahili duka, from Arabic دُكَّان (dukkān), from Aramaic דּוּכָּנָא (dukkānā, “dais”), from Akkadian 𒆠𒍇 (/takkannu, dakkannu, dukkannu/, “dais, platform, bench; niche, bedroom, private chambers or quarters”), ultimately from Sumerian 𒆠𒍇 (/daggan/, “chamber, doorway or its frame, niche in a wall”).
Noun[edit]
duka (plural dukas)
- (Kenya) A shop, store.
- 2012, Aidan Hartley, “Life at One Remove”, in Literary Review, section 404:
- This series […] was the only interesting reading material you could find on the half-empty shelves of Nairobi dukas that called themselves bookshops but mostly sold school texts and dust-coated magazines.
Anagrams[edit]
Cebuano[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- Hyphenation: du‧ka
Adjective[edit]
duka
- tired; feeling the need for sleep
- inclined to drowse; heavy with sleepiness; lethargic; dozy
- disposing to sleep; lulling; soporific
Verb[edit]
duka
Indonesian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Malay duka, from Pali dukkha, from Sanskrit दुःख (duḥkha).
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
duka
Synonyms[edit]
Derived terms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “duka” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
Javanese[edit]
Romanization[edit]
duka
- Romanization of ꦢꦸꦏ
Maltese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
duka m (plural duki, feminine dukessa)
Related terms[edit]
Manchu[edit]
Romanization[edit]
duka
- Romanization of ᡩᡠᡴᠠ
Mwani[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Arabic دُكَّان (dukkān), from Aramaic דּוּכָּנָא (dukkānā, “dais”), from Akkadian 𒆠𒍇 (/takkannu, dakkannu, dukkannu/, “dais, platform, bench; niche, bedroom, private chambers or quarters”), ultimately from Sumerian 𒆠𒍇 (/daggan/, “chamber, doorway or its frame, niche in a wall”).
Noun[edit]
duka class 5 (plural maduka)
- (Nsimbwa) shop
Synonyms[edit]
Pangasinan[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Ultimately from Sanskrit दुःख (duḥkha).
Noun[edit]
duká
Polish[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
duka
Sakizaya[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
duka
Sundanese[edit]
Verb[edit]
duka
- in the state of ignorance
- not knowing
Swahili[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Arabic دُكَّان (dukkān), from Aramaic דּוּכָּנָא (dukkānā, “dais”), from Akkadian 𒆠𒍇 (/takkannu, dakkannu, dukkannu/, “dais, platform, bench; niche, bedroom, private chambers or quarters”), ultimately from Sumerian 𒆠𒍇 (/daggan/, “chamber, doorway or its frame, niche in a wall”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Audio (Kenya) (file)
Noun[edit]
duka (ma class, plural maduka)
- shop (establishment that sells goods)
Descendants[edit]
- Kikuyu: nduka
Swedish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Verb[edit]
duka (present dukar, preterite dukade, supine dukat, imperative duka)
- (sometimes with a particle, especially upp or fram) to set (a table; to arrange with dishes and cutlery)
Conjugation[edit]
Active | Passive | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
Infinitive | duka | dukas | ||
Supine | dukat | dukats | ||
Imperative | duka | — | ||
Imper. plural1 | duken | — | ||
Present | Past | Present | Past | |
Indicative | dukar | dukade | dukas | dukades |
Ind. plural1 | duka | dukade | dukas | dukades |
Subjunctive2 | duke | dukade | dukes | dukades |
Participles | ||||
Present participle | dukande | |||
Past participle | dukad | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. |
Derived terms[edit]
References[edit]
- duka in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- duka in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- duka in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
Turkish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Inherited from Ottoman Turkish دوقه (duka), from Italian duca, from Byzantine Greek δούκα (doúka).
Noun[edit]
duka (definite accusative dukayı, plural dukalar)
Declension[edit]
Inflection | ||
---|---|---|
Nominative | duka | |
Definite accusative | dukayı | |
Singular | Plural | |
Nominative | duka | dukalar |
Definite accusative | dukayı | dukaları |
Dative | dukaya | dukalara |
Locative | dukada | dukalarda |
Ablative | dukadan | dukalardan |
Genitive | dukanın | dukaların |
Derived terms[edit]
- dukalık (“duchy”)
Related terms[edit]
- dukessa (“duchess”)
- English terms borrowed from Swahili
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- English countable nouns
- Kenyan English
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- Indonesian terms inherited from Malay
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- Rhymes:Indonesian/ka
- Rhymes:Indonesian/ka/2 syllables
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- Maltese terms borrowed from Italian
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- Rhymes:Polish/uka
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