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duku

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See also: ɖuku

Indonesian

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Noun

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duku

  1. fruit of the tree Lansium domesticum
    Synonym: langsat

Descendants

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  • Dutch: doekoe

Further reading

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Nupe

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Dùkúzhì

Etymology

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From Hausa kūdaku, kūdàkū (sweet potato).[1]

Noun

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dùkú (plural dùkúzhì)

  1. potato, sweet potato
    Synonym: kúkúǹdùkú

References

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  1. ^ Roger Blench, Archaeology, Language, and the African Past →ISBN, 2006), page 230, The role of Hausa in diffusing terms for sweet potato

Further reading

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  • A Grammar and Vocabulary of the Nupe Language (1864)

Rukai

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Etymology

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From Japanese (doku).

Noun

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duku

  1. poison

Shona

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Adjective

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-dúku

  1. Karanga and Manyika form of -diki

Inflection

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Sranan Tongo

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Dutch doek.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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duku

  1. cloth [from 18th c.]
  2. (slang) money
    Synonym: moni

Descendants

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