𑘟𑘳𑘎𑘰𑘡

Old Marathi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian دکان (dukān), 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

𑘟𑘳𑘎𑘰𑘡 (dukāna) n (Devanagari दुकान)

1. shop

Descendants

• Marathi: दुकान (dukān)

References

• Tulpule, Shankar Gopal; Feldhaus, Anne, “दुकान”, in A Dictionary of Old Marathi, Mumbai: Popular Prakashan, 1999.