దాక

Telugu

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d̪aːka/

Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

దాక • (dāka) ? (plural దాకలు)

1. a pot with a wide mouth

Etymology 2

Corruption of ద్రాక్ష (drākṣa).

Noun

దాక • (dāka) ? (plural దాకలు)

1. a vine

Etymology 3

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Related to దనుక (danuka, “until​”), Tamil தனை (taṉai, “particle denoting quantity and time-limit”), Malayalam തന (tana​, “measure”), Kannada ತನಕ (tanaka​, “until, as far as”).

Alternative forms

• దాకా (dākā)

Adverb

దాక • (dāka)

1. until, as long as, about

   ఎందాక ― endāka ― how long

2. as far as, as much as, to the extent of

Synonyms

• దనుక (danuka)

References

• "దాక" in Charles Philip Brown (1903) A Telugu-English dictionary, Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 585