डाक

See also: डाकू and डाका

Haryanvi

Noun

डाक (ḍāk)

1. 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)

1. mail, post
2. 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