डाका

See also: डाक and डाकू

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”), but Turner finds this, along with potential connections with स्थगयति (sthagayati, “hides”) (for which see स्थग् (sthag) for more), doubtful.

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /ɖɑː.kɑː/, [ɖäː.käː]

Noun

डाका • (ḍākā) m (Urdu spelling ڈاکا)

1. robbery

   Synonym: चोरी (corī)

Declension

Declension of डाका (masc ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	डाका ḍākā	डाके ḍāke
oblique	डाके ḍāke	डाकों ḍākõ
vocative	डाके ḍāke	डाको ḍāko

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

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “डाका”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press

Nepali

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɖäkä]
• Phonetic Devanagari: डाका

Noun

डाका • (ḍākā)

1. Alternative form of डाँका [ḍā̃kā].

Further reading

• “डाका”, in नेपाली बृहत् शब्दकोश (nepālī br̥hat śabdakoś) [Comprehensive Nepali Dictionary]‎^[1], Kathmandu: Nepal Academy, 2018
• Schmidt, Ruth L. (1993) “डाका”, in A Practical Dictionary of Modern Nepali, Ratna Sagar