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Dictionary > Dukaan

Word[?]
DUK1N Dukaan
Word Type[?]
strong adjective
Pronunciation[?]
/duˈkɑn/
Official Definition[?]

Dishonor
(Book, Dragon Language: Myth No More)
(POGGLE, p. 1096)
(PrimaGames.com)

Expanded Definition[?]

adj. dishonored, dishonorable
adv. dishonorably
n. dishonor
v. to dishonor, make or become dishonored

Usage[?]

Het nok Yngnavar Gaaf-Kodaav, wo drey Yah moro nau Frod do Krosis, nuz sinon siiv dinok ahrk dukaan.
Here lies Yngnavar Ghost-Bear, who did Seek glory on the Battlefield of Sorrows, but instead found death and dishonor.
(Word wall for Yah, Aura Whisper)

Connotations[?]

If related to Kaan ‘Kyne’, denotes something that is sacrilege to Kyne and the Nords as a whole.

Etymology[?]

May relate to Kaan ‘Kyne’ involving a negative prefix du-.

Notes[?]

Namesake of one of Miraak’s acolyte priests.