डाक

See also: डाकू and डाका

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited 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

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
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