ડાક

Gujarati

Etymology

Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀟𑀓𑁆𑀓 (*ḍakka), further origin is unknown. Cognate with Hindustani डाक / ڈاک (ḍāk).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Gujarati) IPA^(key): /ˈɖɑk/
• Rhymes: -ɑk

Noun

ડાક • (ḍāk) f

1. mail, post

   Synonym: ટપાલ (ṭapāl)

2. dak

Derived terms

• ડાકખાનું (ḍākkhānũ, “post office”)
• ડાકગાડી (ḍākgāḍī, “mail train”)
• ડાકઘર (ḍākghar, “post office”)
• ડાકબંગલો (ḍākbaṅglo, “dak bungalow”)
• ડાકવાળો (ḍākvāḷo, “postman”)