ᱫᱟᱜ

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
  • IPA(key): [dak̚ʔ]

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
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