دستک

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian دستک (dastak).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /d̪əs.t̪ək/
• Rhymes: -ək

Noun

دَسْتَک • (dastak) f (Hindi spelling दस्तक)

1. knock, rap (at door)
2. tax, commission
3. passport
4. confiscation, warrant, search

References

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