duka

See also: Duka and düka

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

• 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

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

• arċiduka
• dukali
• dukat
• granduka

 

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/, [du.ˈka]

Noun

duka

1. wound; cut

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

1. 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), 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 (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

Conjugation of duka (weak)

	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
	Participles
Present participle	dukande
Past participle	dukad
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

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

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)

1. duke

   Synonym: dük

Declension

Inflection
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
Possessive forms Nominative Singular Plural 1st singular dukam dukalarım 2nd singular dukan dukaların 3rd singular dukası dukaları 1st plural dukamız dukalarımız 2nd plural dukanız dukalarınız 3rd plural dukaları dukaları Definite accusative Singular Plural 1st singular dukamı dukalarımı 2nd singular dukanı dukalarını 3rd singular dukasını dukalarını 1st plural dukamızı dukalarımızı 2nd plural dukanızı dukalarınızı 3rd plural dukalarını dukalarını Dative Singular Plural 1st singular dukama dukalarıma 2nd singular dukana dukalarına 3rd singular dukasına dukalarına 1st plural dukamıza dukalarımıza 2nd plural dukanıza dukalarınıza 3rd plural dukalarına dukalarına Locative Singular Plural 1st singular dukamda dukalarımda 2nd singular dukanda dukalarında 3rd singular dukasında dukalarında 1st plural dukamızda dukalarımızda 2nd plural dukanızda dukalarınızda 3rd plural dukalarında dukalarında Ablative Singular Plural 1st singular dukamdan dukalarımdan 2nd singular dukandan dukalarından 3rd singular dukasından dukalarından 1st plural dukamızdan dukalarımızdan 2nd plural dukanızdan dukalarınızdan 3rd plural dukalarından dukalarından Genitive Singular Plural 1st singular dukamın dukalarımın 2nd singular dukanın dukalarının 3rd singular dukasının dukalarının 1st plural dukamızın dukalarımızın 2nd plural dukanızın dukalarınızın 3rd plural dukalarının dukalarının

Derived terms

• dukalık (“duchy”)

Related terms

• dukessa (“duchess”)