ᱫᱟᱜ

Santali

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Munda *daːˀk (“water”), from Proto-Austroasiatic *ɗaːk (“water”). Cognates include Mundari दाः (dāḥ), Ho 𑣔𑣁𑣄 (daʔ), Khmer ទឹក (tik) and Vietnamese nước.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [dak̚ʔ]

Noun

ᱫᱟᱜ • (dak’)

1. water
2. rain
3. climate

Verb

ᱫᱟᱜ • (dak’)

1. to rain

   ᱫᱟᱜ ᱮᱫ ᱛᱟᱦᱮᱸᱡ ᱾

   Dak’ et’ tahẽc’.

   It was raining.

References

• Byomkes Chakrabarti, A comparative study of Santali and Bengali (1994) (as dak')
• ᱫᱟᱜ in A Concise English-Santali Dictionary (2003), Hansdah, Ramesh Chandra; Murmu, Naresh Chandra