Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dak

/dæk/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.14 in modern English

Syllables: dak
IPA: /dæk/

8

Scrabble Score

3

Letters

1

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A post system by means of transport relays of horses stationed at intervals along a route or network, carrying mail and passengers.

noun

A dak bungalow.

noun

A journey using the dak system.

Obsolete

verb

To suddenly pull down someone's pants as a prank; to pants.

Australian usage; Informal

name

A diminutive of the male given name Dakota.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"He prided himself on looking neat even when he was riding dâks."
"Gaining the dak, they were joined on the veranda by four tight-lipped men."
"“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.”"
"'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?'"

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindustani डाक / ڈاک (ḍāk).

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /dæk/

Usage

Inflected Forms

daks (plural) dâk (alternative, obsolete) dawk (alternative, obsolete) daks (present, singular) dakking (participle, present) dakked (participle, past) dakked (past) dack (alternative)

Phrases

dak bungalow

Synonyms

dhak palas butea frondosa butea monosperma

Homonyms

dack

Rhymes With

back black attack track lack jack pack mac crack hack stack pac

Questions

How do you pronounce dak?: The recorded pronunciation is /dæk/.
What does dak mean?: A post system by means of transport relays of horses stationed at intervals along a route or network, carrying mail and passengers.
Where does dak come from?: Borrowed from Hindustani डाक / ڈاک (ḍāk).

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