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dhaka

/ˈdɑː.kə/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.20 in modern English

Syllables
Dha-ka
IPA
/ˈdɑː.kə/
13
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The capital city of Bangladesh.

name

The capital city of Bangladesh.

name

A district of Bangladesh, where the capital is located in.

name

A division of Bangladesh, where the district and the capital are located in.

Etymology

Borrowed from Bengali ঢাকা (ḍhaka).

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈdɑː.kə/
  • British English: /ˈdæ.kə/

Inflected Forms

Dakka (alternative, dated) Dacca (alternative, archaic) Decca (alternative, archaic)

Derived Forms

Dhakaite Dhallywood

Homonyms

(father-bother merger, non-rhotic) docker

Rhymes With

aka osaka tanaka lusaka baka shaka paca yamanaka moussaka apodaca straka menchaca

Questions

How do you pronounce dhaka?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈdɑː.kə/.
What does dhaka mean?
The capital city of Bangladesh.
Where does dhaka come from?
Borrowed from Bengali ঢাকা (ḍhaka).

How to pronounce dhaka

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