दाः

See also: दै, द, and दो

Mundari

Etymology

From Proto-Austroasiatic *ɗaːk, whence also the following terms in other Munda languages: Bodo Gadaba daʔ, Bondo daʔ, Korku daʔ, Kharia dak, Korwa dak, Juang ଡକ୍, Santali ᱫᱟᱜ (dak’). Compare Car Nicobarese mak and Vietnamese nước.

Noun

दाः (dāḥ)

1. water

References

• Johann Hoffmann, Mundari Grammar (1903) dá
• Manindra Bhusan Bhaduri, A Mundari-English Dictionary (1931) dā
• Toshiki Osada, Madhu Purti, Nishaant Choksi, and Nathan Badenoch, A Course in Mundari: daˀ (but where /a/ is described as being the low central unrounded vowel)

Newar

Etymology

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *s-da.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [daː]

Noun

दाः • (dā:) ? (Newa Spelling 𑐡𑐵𑑅)

1. fat