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.
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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
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duka
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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)
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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
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Pangasinan edit
Etymology edit
Ultimately from Sanskrit दुःख (duḥkha).
Noun edit
duká
Polish edit
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duka
Sakizaya edit
Pronunciation edit
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duka
Sundanese edit
Etymology edit
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 edit
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 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
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 | |||
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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. |
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Turkish edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Ottoman Turkish دوقه (duka), from Italian duca, from Byzantine Greek δούκα (doúka). Doublet of dük
Noun edit
duka (definite accusative dukayı, plural dukalar)
Declension edit
Inflection | ||
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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”)
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