ᱫᱟᱜ

Santali

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Munda *daˀk, from Proto-Austroasiatic *ɗaːk.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [dak̚ʔ]

Noun

ᱫᱟᱜ • (dak’)

  1. water
  2. rain
  3. climate

Declension

Verb

ᱫᱟᱜ • (dak’)

  1. to rain
    ᱫᱟᱜ ᱮᱫ ᱛᱟᱦᱮᱸᱡ ᱾
    dak’ et’ tahẽc’ .
    It was raining.

References

  • Byomkes Chakrabarti, A comparative study of Santali and Bengali (1994) (as dak')
  • ᱫᱟᱜ in A Concise English-Santali Dictionary (2003), Hansdah, Ramesh Chandra; Murmu, Naresh Chandra