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Hindi
Etymology
Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit *𑀟𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀕 (*ḍakkaga), from Sanskrit *डाक्क (ḍākka, “robber, robbery”) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-), of uncertain origin. According to Wüst, this word, along with *ठग्ग् (ṭhagg, “cheat”) and *ठक्क् (ṭhakk, “cheat”), is a local adaptation of शाक (śāka, “helper”). However, Turner doubts this, along with potential connections with स्थगयति (sthagayati, “hides”) (for which see स्थग् (sthag) for more)
Pronunciation
Noun
डाका • (ḍākā) m (Urdu spelling ڈاکا)
- robbery
- Synonym: चोरी (corī)
Declension
Declension of डाका (masc ā-stem)
Derived terms
- जलडाकू (jalḍākū, “pirate”)
- जहाज़ी डाकू (jahāzī ḍākū, “pirate”)
- डकैत (ḍakait, “thug, bandit, dacoit”)
- डकैती (ḍakaitī, “robbery, dacoity”)
- डाका डालना (ḍākā ḍālnā, “to commit robbery (in a band), rob, plunder”)
- डाका मारना (ḍākā mārnā, “to commit robbery (in a band), rob, plunder”)
- डाकाज़नी (ḍākāzanī, “robbery, dacoity”)
- डाकू (ḍākū, “thug, dacoit”)
- समुद्री डाकू (samudrī ḍākū, “pirate”)
References
Nepali
Pronunciation
- IPA(key):
- Phonetic Devanagari: डाका
Noun
डाका • (ḍākā)
- Alternative form of डाँका .
Further reading
- “डाका”, in नेपाली बृहत् शब्दकोश (nepālī br̥hat śabdakoś) [Comprehensive Nepali Dictionary], Kathmandu: Nepal Academy, 2018
- Schmidt, Ruth L. (1993) “डाका”, in A Practical Dictionary of Modern Nepali, Ratna Sagar