dumka

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noun

A genre of instrumental folk music from Ukraine.

OriginUkrainian ду́мка →
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Meanings

dumka1

noundumka (countable and uncountable, plural dumkas or dumky)

plural dumkas · plural dumky

  1. uncountableA genre of instrumental folk music from Ukraine.
  2. countableAn individual composition in this genre.

Dumka2

proper noun
  1. A city in Jharkhand, India.
  2. A district of Jharkhand, India.

Origin

  1. Ukrainianду́мка
  2. Englishdumka

From Ukrainian ду́мка (dúmka), diminutive of ду́ма (dúma, “sung epic poem”).

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Translations

Bengali দুমকা, দুমকা
  • দুমকা (dumka)city
  • দুমকা (dumka)district
Chinese Cantonese 丼卡
  • 丼卡 (dam² kaa¹)city
Chinese Mandarin 杜姆卡, 敦卡縣 /敦卡县
  • 杜姆卡 (dùmǔkǎ)city
  • 敦卡縣 /敦卡县 (dūnkǎxiàn)district
Hindi दुमका, दुमका
  • दुमका (dumkā)city
  • दुमका (dumkā)district
Tamil தும்கா, தும்கா
  • தும்கா (tumkā)city
  • தும்கா (tumkā)district
Urdu دمکا
  • دمکاcity
Cite this entry
APA

dumka. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dumka

MLA

“dumka.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dumka. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dumka,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dumka.

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