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dunka

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See also: Dunką

Latvian

Noun

dunka m (??? please provide the declension type!)

  1. punch (a strike using a fist)

See also

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

dunka n

  1. definite plural of dunk

Sidamo

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdunka/
  • Hyphenation: dun‧ka

Adjective

dunka (plural dunkano)

  1. slow

Declension

More information masculine, feminine ...
*) Stressed on the final vowel.
**) When part of a predicative phrase, the predicative case adjectives are followed by the clitics -ho (m) and -te (f).

References

  • Kazuhiro Kawachi (2007), A grammar of Sidaama (Sidamo), a Cushitic language of Ethiopia, page 144

Swedish

Etymology

Ultimately of imitative origin, possibly from or influenced by Old Norse dengja (“to beat”). Compare modern English dinge, dunch.

Verb

dunka (present dunkar, preterite dunkade, supine dunkat, imperative dunka)

  1. to thump, to pound
    Högtalarna dunkade ut basnoter
    The speakers thumped out bass notes
    Hjärtat dunkade
    His heart pounded
    Han dunkade honom i ryggen
    He thumped his back (used idiomatically like "slapped him on the back")
    dunka huvudet i väggen
    bang one's head against the wall
  2. (sports) to dunk (in basketball)

Conjugation

More information active, passive ...

1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Derived terms

References

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