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)

1. (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

• kuda

Cebuano

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: du‧ka

Adjective

duka

1. tired; feeling the need for sleep
2. inclined to drowse; heavy with sleepiness; lethargic; dozy
3. disposing to sleep; lulling; soporific

Verb

duka

1. to induce sleep; to make someone drowsy or lethargic

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay duka, from Pali dukkha, from Sanskrit दुःख (duḥkha).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /du.ka/
• Hyphenation: du‧ka
• Rhymes: -ka

Adjective

duka

1. sad

Synonyms

• sedih

Derived terms

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 Indonesia, 2016.

Javanese

Romanization

duka

1. Romanization of ꦢꦸꦏ

Maltese

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian duca.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈduː.ka/

Noun

duka m (plural duki, feminine dukessa)

1. duke

Related terms

Manchu

Romanization

duka

1. 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)

1. (Nsimbwa) shop

Synonyms

• lozya

Pangasinan

Etymology

Ultimately from Sanskrit दुःख (duḥkha).

Noun

duká

1. beggar

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdu.ka/
• Rhymes: -uka
• Syllabification: du‧ka

Verb

duka

1. third-person singular present of dukać

Sakizaya

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /du.ˈka/,

Noun

duka

1. wound; cut

Sundanese

Verb

duka

1. in the state of ignorance
2. not knowing

Swahili

Swahili Wikipedia has an article on:

duka

Wikipedia ^sw

Etymology

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

• Audio (Kenya)

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Noun

duka (ma class, plural maduka)

1. shop (establishment that sells goods)

Descendants

• Kikuyu: nduka

Swedish

Etymology

duk +‎ -a

Verb

duka (present dukar, preterite dukade, supine dukat, imperative duka)

1. (sometimes with a particle, especially upp or fram) to set (a table; to arrange with dishes and cutlery)

Conjugation

Derived terms

• duka av
• duka fram
• duka under
• duka upp
• dukning

References

• duka in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• duka in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• duka in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

Turkish

Turkish Wikipedia has an article on:

duka

Wikipedia ^tr

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish دوقه (duka), from Italian duca, from Byzantine Greek δούκα (doúka).

Noun

duka (definite accusative dukayı, plural dukalar)

1. duke

   Synonym: dük

Declension

Derived terms

• dukalık (“duchy”)

Related terms

• dukessa (“duchess”)