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4-letter words (1 found)

DUKA,

3-letter words (2 found)

AUK,DAK,

2-letter words (3 found)

AD,DA,KA,

You can make 6 words from duka according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 4 letters words made out of duka

duka udka dkua kdua ukda kuda duak udak dauk aduk uadk audk dkau kdau daku adku kadu akdu ukad kuad uakd aukd kaud akud

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Definitions and meaning of duka

duka

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.

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/, [du.ˈka]

Noun

duka

  1. wound; cut

Sundanese

Verb

duka

  1. in the state of ignorance
  2. not knowing

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

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

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)

Source: wiktionary.org