dak

¹ American  

[dawk, dahk] / dɔk, dɑk /

Or dauk

noun

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

2. mail delivered by such transportation.

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Dak. ² American  

abbreviation

1. Dakota.

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dak ¹ British  

/ dɑːk, dɔːk /

noun

1. 1. a system of mail delivery or passenger transport by relays of bearers or horses stationed at intervals along a route

   2. ( as modifier )

      dak bearers

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Dak. ² British  

abbreviation

1. Dakota

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Etymology

Origin of dak

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

Example Sentences

Or you could take your enchiladas as cooked by Shiku in Los Angeles for a special last winter, beneath a guajillo and ancho chili dak galbi sauce and perilla salsa.

From New York Times • Apr. 27, 2022

Ultimately it was over dak galbi in Koreatown that they two would finally meet, in October, the first of many meals together.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2016

The stew, dak jjim, is just a few ingredients, including Korean red chile flakes, but oh, what a sight — and oh, what a mom!

From Washington Post

No boat, not even a dak boat, can come near Beesa. 

From Journals of Travels in Assam, Burma, Bhootan, Afghanistan and the Neighbouring Countries by Griffith, William

Miran Serai, a station on this road, is my destination for the day; there, however, no friendly dak bungalow awaits my coming and no hostelry of any kind is to be found.

From Around the World on a Bicycle - Volume II From Teheran To Yokohama by Stevens, Thomas