daka

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daka

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From Persian [Term?].

noun daka

  1. class ix an alcove (hole in a wall)

verb -daka · kudaka · kutodaka · daka · dakeni

  1. to catch or snatch something

In English

  • catch to intercept an object in the air etc.
  • shelve to place (something) on a shelf

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"daka." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/sw/daka. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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daka. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/sw/daka

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"daka." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/sw/daka.

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@misc{daka_2026,
  title = {daka},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sw/daka},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}

The meanings are in English: this language's words come from the English Wiktionary. From Wiktionary, the free dictionary, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Recordings from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own free license: Sw-ke-daka.flac.