Amharic · Numbers & Time
dekika
Minute
A period of sixty seconds.
አምስት ደቂቃ ጠብቅ እባክህ።
Please wait five minutes.
'ደቂቃ' (dekika) derives from Ge'ez, where it historically denotes the concept of a minute, integral to measuring time.
'ደቂቃ' functions in both formal and informal situations, recognized widely in spoken language and written timekeeping.