ڈاک

ڈاک

Urdu

Etymology

Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀟𑀓𑁆𑀓 (*ḍakka), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *ḍakkas.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /ɖɑːk/
• Rhymes: -ɑːk

Noun

ڈاک • (ḍāk) f (Hindi spelling डाक)

1. mail, post
2. dak

Descendants

• → English: dak, dawk
• → Punjabi: ڈاک‎ (ḍāk) / ਡਾਕ (ḍāk)

References

• “ڈاک”, in اُردُو لُغَت (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
• “ڈاک”, in Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2023.

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Ushojo

Noun

ڈاک (ḍāk)

1. lower waist