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dak¹

  • /ɖɑːk/ India

Rhymes with -ɑːk

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Hindustani डाक / ڈاک (ḍāk).

noun daks · dâk · dawk

  1. South Asia A post system by means of transport relays of horses stationed at intervals along a route or network, carrying mail and passengers. He prided himself on looking neat even when he was riding dâks.
  2. South Asia A dak bungalow. Gaining the dak, they were joined on the veranda by four tight-lipped men.
  3. South Asia, obsolete A journey using the dak system. “What are you going to do?” said the woman, between her sobs. “Do! Nothing. What should I do? Kill Kurrell or send you Home, or apply for leave to get a divorce? It's two days' dâk into Narkarra.”

dak²

  • /dæk/ UK

Where it comes from

Back-formation from daks.

verb daks · dakking · dakked · dack

  1. Australia, informal To suddenly pull down someone's pants as a prank; to pants. 'That Phillip (names another child) “dakked” Trevor.' 'But I've already spoken with Brendan and with Phillip, and they say that it was you who “dakked” Trevor.' 'No. He did it to me first, ay?' 'First? You mean he “dakked” you before you “dakked” him?'

Dak³

Where it comes from

Clipping of Dakota.

proper noun Daks

  1. countable, uncountable A diminutive of the male given name Dakota.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: dhak, palas, butea frondosa, butea monosperma, bungalow, sadc, bungalows, shigram, posthorse, relay, bandy, post horse, post-horse, dispatch rider, pony express, yamstchik

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@misc{dak_2026,
  title = {dak},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/dak},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}