डाका
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit *𑀟𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀕 (*ḍakkaga), from Sanskrit *डाक्क (ḍākka, “robber, robbery”) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-), of uncertain origin. According to Wüst, this word, along with *ठग्ग् (ṭhagg, “cheat”) and *ठक्क् (ṭhakk, “cheat”), is a local adaptation of शाक (śāka, “helper”). However, Turner doubts this, along with potential connections with स्थगयति (sthagayati, “hides”) (for which see स्थग् (sthag) for more)
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]डाका • (ḍākā) m (Urdu spelling ڈاکا)
Declension
[edit]Declension of डाका (masc ā-stem)
Derived terms
[edit]- जलडाकू (jalḍākū, “pirate”)
- जहाज़ी डाकू (jahāzī ḍākū, “pirate”)
- डकैत (ḍakait, “thug, bandit, dacoit”)
- डकैती (ḍakaitī, “robbery, dacoity”)
- डाका डालना (ḍākā ḍālnā, “to commit robbery (in a band), rob, plunder”)
- डाका मारना (ḍākā mārnā, “to commit robbery (in a band), rob, plunder”)
- डाकाज़नी (ḍākāzanī, “robbery, dacoity”)
- डाकू (ḍākū, “thug, dacoit”)
- समुद्री डाकू (samudrī ḍākū, “pirate”)
References
[edit]- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “डाका”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
Nepali
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]डाका • (ḍākā)
- Alternative form of डाँका [ḍā̃kā].
Further reading
[edit]- “डाका”, in नेपाली बृहत् शब्दकोश (nepālī br̥hat śabdakoś) [Comprehensive Nepali Dictionary][1], Kathmandu: Nepal Academy, 2018
- Schmidt, Ruth L. (1993) “डाका”, in A Practical Dictionary of Modern Nepali, Ratna Sagar
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