دستک

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian دستک (dastak).

Pronunciation

Noun

دَسْتَک • (dastak) f (Hindi spelling दस्तक)

  1. knock, rap (at door)
  2. tax, commission
  3. passport
  4. confiscation, warrant, search

References
  • “دستک”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
  • “دستک”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.
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