डाक

See also: डाकू and डाका

Hindi

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) 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

Descendants

• → English: dak
• → Punjabi: ਡਾਕ (ḍāk)

References

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