Santali edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Proto-Munda *daːˀk (water), from Proto-Austroasiatic *ɗaːk (water). Cognates include Mundari दाः (dāḥ), Ho 𑣔𑣁𑣄 (daʔ), Khmer ទឹក (tik) and Vietnamese nước.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

ᱫᱟᱜ (dak’)

  1. water
  2. rain
  3. climate

Verb edit

ᱫᱟᱜ (dak’)

  1. to rain
    ᱫᱟᱜ ᱮᱫ ᱛᱟᱦᱮᱸᱡ ᱾
    Dak’ et’ tahẽc’.
    It was raining.

References edit

  • Byomkes Chakrabarti, A comparative study of Santali and Bengali (1994) (as dak')
  • ᱫᱟᱜ in A Concise English-Santali Dictionary (2003), Hansdah, Ramesh Chandra; Murmu, Naresh Chandra