Dhaka
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Dhaka
- /ˈdæ.kə/ UK
- /ˈdɑː.kə/ US
- /ˈɖʱɑ.kɑ/ South Asia
- [ɖʱäː.käˑ] South Asia
Sounds like (father–bother merger, non-rhotic) docker · Rhymes with -ækə, -ɑːkə
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Bengali ঢাকা (ḍhaka).
proper noun Dakka · Dacca · Decca
- The capital city of Bangladesh.
- The Bangladeshi government.
- A district of Bangladesh, where the capital is located in.
- A division of Bangladesh, where the district and the capital are located in.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: dacca, dakar, bangladesh, bangladeshi, djibouti, mymensingh, dhaka district, dhaka division, thimphu, rangpur, chittagong, kathmandu, mirpur, chattogram, sylhet, islamabad
Translations
Talk about this word "Dhaka." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/dhaka. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. Dhaka. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/dhaka "Dhaka." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/dhaka.Cite this
@misc{dhaka_2026,
title = {Dhaka},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/dhaka},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
