dakika
See also: daƙiƙa
Swahili edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Arabic دَقِيقَة (daqīqa).
Pronunciation edit
Audio (Kenya) (file)
Noun edit
dakika (n class, plural dakika)
Turkish edit
Etymology edit
From Ottoman Turkish دقیقه, from Arabic دَقِيقَة (daqīqa).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
dakika (definite accusative dakikayı, plural dakikalar)
- minute (unit of time)
Usage notes edit
- Colloquially, the short form dakka is used instead.
- Dakka bir, gol bir!
- (From soccer) Minute one, goal one! (Used metaphorically when something has immediately gone wrong.)
- Dakka bir, gol bir!