डाक

See also: डाकू and डाका

Hindi

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

डाक • (ḍāk) f (Urdu spelling ڈاک‎)

1. mail, post
2. dak

Descendants

• → Punjabi: ਡਾਕ (ḍāk)

References

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