डाक

See also: डाकू and डाका

Haryanvi

Noun

डाक (ḍāk)

a leap, jump

Hindi

Alternative forms

डाँक (ḍā̃k)

Etymology

Unknown. Perhaps related to डाकना (ḍāknā, “to shout”). Cognate with Assamese ডাক (dak), Bengali ডাক (ḍak), Gujarati ડાક (ḍāk), Marathi डाक (ḍāk), Odia ଡାକ (ḍāka).

Pronunciation

(Standard Hindi) IPA^(key): /ɖɑːk/, [ɖäːk]

Noun

डाक • (ḍāk) f (Urdu spelling ڈاک)

mail, post
dak

Declension

Declension of *डाक* (fem cons-stem)
	singular	plural
direct	डाक ḍāk	डाकें ḍākẽ
oblique	डाक ḍāk	डाकों ḍākõ
vocative	डाक ḍāk	डाको ḍāko

Derived terms

डाक टिकट (ḍāk ṭikaṭ)
डाक में डालना (ḍāk mẽ ḍālnā)
डाकख़ाना (ḍākxānā)
डाकगाड़ी (ḍākgāṛī)
डाकघर (ḍākghar)
डाकवाला (ḍākvālā)
डाकिया (ḍākiyā)
हवाई डाक (havāī ḍāk)

Descendants

→ English: dak
→ Punjabi: ਡਾਕ (ḍāk)

References

Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “*ḍakka¹”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “*ḍakk¹”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press