duka
English
Etymology
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
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
Cebuano
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: du‧ka
Adjective
duka
- tired; feeling the need for sleep
- inclined to drowse; heavy with sleepiness; lethargic; dozy
- disposing to sleep; lulling; soporific
Verb
duka
Indonesian
Etymology
From Malay duka, from Pali dukkha, from Sanskrit दुःख (duḥkha).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /du.ka/
- Hyphenation: du‧ka
- Rhymes: -ka
Adjective
duka
Derived terms
- berduka
- duka cita
- duka nestapa
- duka ria
- kedukaan
- mendukai
- mendukakan
Further reading
- “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
Romanization
duka
- romanization of ꦢꦸꦏ
Maltese
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈduː.ka/
Noun
duka m (plural duki, feminine dukessa)
Related terms
Manchu
Romanization
duka
- romanization of ᡩᡠᡴᠠ
Mwani
Etymology
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
duka class 5 (plural maduka)
- (Nsimbwa) shop
Synonyms
Pangasinan
Etymology
Ultimately from Sanskrit दुःख (duḥkha).
Noun
duká
Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdu.ka/
- Rhymes: -uka
- Syllabification: du‧ka
Verb
duka
- third-person singular present of dukać
Sakizaya
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /du.ˈka/, [du.ˈka]
Noun
duka
Sundanese
Etymology
Borrowed from Javanese duka (“I don't know”), short form of duka dalem (literally “my sorrow”). Ultimately from Sanskrit दुःख (duḥkha, “sorrow, distress, grief”).
Interjection
duka
- I don't know
- Synonym: teuing
- "Terang bumina Pa Ujang, teu?" "Duka, pak. Abdi mah kirang terang."
- "Do you know Mr. Ujang's house?" "I don't know, sir. I don't [really] know much [about it]."
Swahili
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic دُكَّان (dukkān),[1] 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
Audio (Kenya): (file)
Noun
duka class V (plural maduka class VI)
- shop (establishment that sells goods)
Descendants
- → Kikuyu: nduka
References
- ^ Baldi, Sergio (30 November 2020) Dictionary of Arabic Loanwords in the Languages of Central and East Africa (Handbuch der Orientalistik; Erste Abteilung: Der Nahe und der Mittlere Osten; 145), Leiden • Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 104 Nr. 925
Swedish
Etymology
Verb
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
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 |
present participle | dukande | |||
past participle | dukad |
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.
Derived terms
References
- duka in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- duka in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- duka in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
Turkish
Etymology
Inherited from Ottoman Turkish دوقه (duka), from Italian duca, from Byzantine Greek δούκα (doúka). Doublet of dük
Noun
duka (definite accusative dukayı, plural dukalar)
Declension
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Derived terms
- dukalık (“duchy”)
Related terms
- dukessa (“duchess”)