dhak

British  

/ dɑːk, dɔːk /

noun

1. a tropical Asian leguminous tree, Butea frondosa, that has bright red flowers and yields a red resin, used as an astringent

---

Etymology

Origin of dhak

C19: from Hindi

Example Sentences

Some historians claim that the city’s name derives from the dhak, a big drum with a clattering sound.

From New York Times

What with the sonorous sound of dhak and dhole, sannai, conch and gong, the effect cannot fail to be impressive to a devout Hindoo mind.

From Project Gutenberg

Later the date-palm fraternised with the dhak, and low hills stood on either side of the line.

From Project Gutenberg

The coral, the silk-cotton and the dhak are resplendent with red foliage.

From Project Gutenberg

The Bagrees were encamped to one side of the Mahratta troops in a small jungle of dhak and slim-growing bamboos that afforded them privacy.

From Project Gutenberg