దాక

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Telugu

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

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దాక (dāka? (plural దాకలు)

  1. a pot with a wide mouth

Etymology 2

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Corruption of ద్రాక్ష (drākṣa).

Noun

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దాక (dāka? (plural దాకలు)

  1. a vine

Etymology 3

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Related to దనుక (danuka, until​), Tamil தனை (taṉai, particle denoting quantity and time-limit), Malayalam തന (tana​, measure), Kannada ತನಕ (tanaka​, until, as far as).[1]

Alternative forms

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Adverb

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దాక (dāka)

  1. until, as long as, about
    ఎందాకendākahow long
  2. as far as, as much as, to the extent of
Synonyms
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References

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  1. ^ Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “3147”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 274.