डाक

डाक (ḍāk)

1. a leap, jump

Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit 𑀟𑀓𑁆𑀓 (ḍakka), perhaps related to Hindi डाँकना (ḍā̃knā, “to shout”). Further origin is unknown.

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ɖɑːk/, [ɖäːk]

डाक • (ḍāk) f (Urdu spelling ڈاک)

1. mail, post
2. dak

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

• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “ḍakka”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*ḍakk¹”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press