दुकान

See also: दूकान

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian دکان‎ (dokân), from Arabic دُكَّان‎ (dukkān), from Aramaic דוכנא‎ (dukkānāʾ). Compare Punjabi ਦੁਕਾਨ (dukān), Gujarati દુકાન (dukān), Assamese দোকান (dükan).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /d̪ʊ.kɑːn/, [d̪ʊ.kä̃ːn̪]

Noun

दुकान • (dukān) f (Urdu spelling دکان‎)

1. shop

Declension

Declension of दुकान (fem cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	दुकान dukān	दुकानें dukānẽ
oblique	दुकान dukān	दुकानों dukānõ
vocative	दुकान dukān	दुकानो dukāno

Derived terms

• दुकानदार (dukāndār)
• दुकानदारी (dukāndārī)

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “दुकान”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press

Marathi

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian دکان‎ (dokân), from Arabic دُكَّان‎ (dukkān), from Aramaic דוכנא‎ (dukkānāʾ).

Noun

दुकान • (dukān) n

1. shop

Derived terms

• दुकानदार (dukāndār)
• दुकानदारी (dukāndārī)

References

• Berntsen, Maxine, “दुकान”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857), “दुकान”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
• Date, Yasavanta Ramakrshna (1932-1950), “दुकान”, in Maharashtra Sabdakosa (in Marathi), Pune: Maharashtra Kosamandala.