Definition
plural of desk; pieces of furniture with flat surfaces for writing or working
Etymology
from Middle English deske, from Medieval Latin desca, from Latin discus meaning disc or plate
Kelly Says
The humble desk has evolved from medieval reading stands used by monks to today's ergonomic workstations, but the basic concept of a dedicated writing surface remains unchanged!
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ማኅበረት
mahibere-tet
ARالعربية
مكاتب
mah-kah-tahb
CSČeština
psací stůl
pah-see stool
DADansk
skriveborde
skree-vee-bohr-deh
DEDeutsch
Schreibtische
shrah-eept-ee-shuh
ELΕλληνικά
γραφείο
grah-fee-oh
ESEspañol
escritorios
eh-skree-toh-ree-ohs
FISuomi
työpöytä
too-eh-poh-y-tah
FRFrançais
bureaux
boo-roh
HEעברית
שולחן
shool-khahn
IDBahasa Indonesia
meja
meh-jah
ITItaliano
scrivanie
skree-vah-nee-eh
MSBahasa Melayu
meja
meh-jah
MYမြန်မာ
စားခုံ
sah khohn
NLNederlands
bureaus
boo-roh
NONorsk
skrivebord
skree-vee-bohrd
PLPolski
biurka
byoor-kah
PTPortuguês
escrivaninhas
eh-skree-vah-nee-nyahs
SVSvenska
skrivbord
skreev-bohrd
THไทย
โต๊ะทำงาน
toh dtahm ngahn
VITiếng Việt
bàn làm việc
bahn lah-m vee-ehk