ᱫᱟᱜ

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Santali

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Munda *daːˀk (water), from Proto-Austroasiatic *ɗaːk (water). Cognates include Mundari दाः (dāḥ), Ho 𑣔𑣁𑣄 (daʔ), Khmer ទឹក (tik) and Vietnamese nước.

Pronunciation

Noun

ᱫᱟᱜ (dak’)

  1. water
  2. rain
  3. climate

Verb

ᱫᱟᱜ (dak’)

  1. to rain
    ᱫᱟᱜ ᱮᱫ ᱛᱟᱦᱮᱸᱡ ᱾
    Dak’ et’ tahẽc’.
    It was raining.

References

  • Byomkes Chakrabarti, A comparative study of Santali and Bengali (1994) (as dak')
  • ᱫᱟᱜ in A Concise English-Santali Dictionary (2003), Hansdah, Ramesh Chandra; Murmu, Naresh Chandra