ڈاک

Urdu

Etymology

Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀟𑀓𑁆𑀓 (*ḍakka).

Pronunciation

(Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /ɖɑːk/
Rhymes: -ɑːk

Noun

ڈاک • (ḍāk) f (Hindi spelling डाक)

mail, post
dak

Related terms

ڈاکیہ (ḍākiya, “postman, mailman”)
ڈاک خانہ (ḍāk-xāna, “post office”)
برقی ڈاک (barqī-ḍāk, “email, electronic mail”)
برقی ڈاک پتہ (barqī-ḍāk-pata, “email address, e-mail address”)

Descendants

→ English: dak, dawk
→ Punjabi: ڈاک (ḍāk) / ਡਾਕ (ḍāk)

References

“ڈاک”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
“ڈاک”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.

Ushojo

Noun

ڈاک (ḍāk)

lower waist

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