ڈاک

Urdu

Etymology

Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀟𑀓𑁆𑀓 (*ḍakka).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /ɖɑːk/
• Rhymes: -ɑːk

Noun

ڈاک • (ḍāk) f (Hindi spelling डाक)

1. mail, post
2. dak

Related terms

• ڈاکیہ (ḍākiya, “postman, mailman”)
• ڈاک خانہ (ḍāk-xāna, “post office”)
• برقی ڈاک (barqī-ḍāk, “email, electronic mail”)
• برقی ڈاک پتہ (barqī-ḍāk-pata, “email address, e-mail address”)

Descendants

• → English: dak, dâk (obsolete), dawk (obsolete)
• → Punjabi: ڈاک (ḍāk) / ਡਾਕ (ḍāk)

References

• “ڈاک”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
• “ڈاک”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2025.

Ushojo

Noun

ڈاک (ḍāk)

1. lower waist