डाकिया

Hindi

Etymology

From डाक (ḍāk, “post”) + -इया (-iyā).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ɖɑː.kɪ.jɑː/, [ɖäː.ki.jäː]

Noun

डाकिया • (ḍākiyā) m

1. postman, mail carrier

   Synonyms: डाकवाला (ḍākvālā), पत्रवाहक (patravāhak)

Declension

Declension of डाकिया (masc ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	डाकिया ḍākiyā	डाकिए, डाकिये ḍākie, ḍākiye
oblique	डाकिए, डाकिये ḍākie, ḍākiye	डाकियों ḍākiyõ
vocative	डाकिए, डाकिये ḍākie, ḍākiye	डाकियो ḍākiyo

Further reading

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “डाकिया”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 420
• Caturvedi, Mahendra, Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970) “डाकिया”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House, page 269
• Bahri, Hardev (1989) “डाकिया”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons, page 267.
• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “डाकिया”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha, page 1945