dukhan
dukhan noun: a small restaurant, tavern or shop in the Caucasus and Crimea.
Noun
dukhan (plural dukhans)
- A small restaurant, tavern or shop in the Caucasus and Crimea.
- In smoky dukhans reeking of wine fumes, he saw the humble despair of ambals hoarse with fatigue, forsaken children, street musicians with hands trembling from hunger and drink, paupers with blue, sinewy necks, cigarette venders.1969 February, Konstantin Paustovsky, “Fame came late to Niko Pirosmani”, in Soviet Life, page 46
dukhan meaning in Hindi, Marathi, Urdu and Bengali
dukhan in Hindi
- a small restaurant, tavern or a shop in the Caucasus and Crimea
- दुकान dukān, दूकान dūkān
dukhan in Marathi
- a small restaurant, tavern or a shop in the Caucasus and Crimea
- दुकान dukān
dukhan in Urdu
- a small restaurant, tavern or a shop in the Caucasus and Crimea
- دکان dukān, دوکان dūkān
dukhan in Bengali
- a small restaurant, tavern or a shop in the Caucasus and Crimea
- দোকান dōkan
More languagesFewer languages
- dukhan in Punjabi
- ਦੁਕਾਨ dukān
- dukhan in Gujarati
- દુકાન dukān
- dukhan in Assamese
- দোকান dükan
- dukhan in Pashto
- دوکان dukãn, dokā́n, دکان dokā́n
- dukhan in Arabic
- دُكَّان dukkān
- dukhan in Malay
- dukan
- dukhan in Persian
- دکان dokân
Forms of dukhan
| plural | dukhans |
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Origin of dukhan
Ultimately from Arabic دُكَّان (dukkān, “shop”).
Questions about dukhan
- What does dukhan mean?
- Dukhan means a small restaurant, tavern or shop in the Caucasus and Crimea.
- What is dukhan in Hindi?
- Dukhan in Hindi is दुकान (dukān), दूकान (dūkān). See Dukhan meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is dukhan?
- Dukhan is a noun.
- What is the plural of dukhan?
- The plural of dukhan is dukhans.
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