dak

or dauk, dawk!!!

[ dawk, dahk ]

/ dɔk, dɑk /

noun

transportation by relays of people or horses, especially in the East Indies.

mail delivered by such transportation.

Nearby words

Origin of dak

First recorded in 1820–30, dak is from the Hindi word ḍāk

Dak.

Dakota.

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Examples from the Web for dak

It is in Dak a living passive participial suffix combined with the like suffix -an, forming wa(h)an.
The Dakotan Languages, and Their Relations to Other Languages|Andrew Woods Williamson
I E ska tarry, Gk kta possess; Dak kta defer, tarry, used also as sign of future tense.
The Dakotan Languages, and Their Relations to Other Languages|Andrew Woods Williamson
There is a good serai or inn for native travellers, and a dak bungalow or resting-place for Europeans.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 2|Various
A S ni negative; Dak ni prefix in nicha none and base of negative words in shni not combined with reflexive sa.
The Dakotan Languages, and Their Relations to Other Languages|Andrew Woods Williamson

Our travellers descended once more to the plains of Hindostan, and crossed the peninsula by dak to Bombay.
Bruin|Mayne Reid

British Dictionary definitions for dak

dak

dawk (dɔːk)

/ (dɑːk) /

noun (formerly, in India)

a system of mail delivery or passenger transport by relays of bearers or horses stationed at intervals along a route
(as modifier)dak bearers

Word Origin for dak

C18: from Hindi dāk, from Sanskrit drāk quickly

Dak.

abbreviation for

Dakota

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