English Explanatory Dictionary

duka

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A shop, store.
name
  1. A surname.

Word forms

duka dukas

Etymology

Etymology tree Aramaic דּוּכָּנָאbor. Arabic دُكَّان (dukkān)bor. Swahili dukabor. English duka 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”).

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