dâk
dâk is the alternative form of dak.
Meaning of dak
Noun
dak (plural daks)
- A post system by means of transport relays of horses stationed at intervals along a route or network, carrying mail and passengers.
- He prided himself on looking neat even when he was riding dâks.1886 November 23, Rudyard Kipling, “The Arrest of Lieutenant Golightly”, in Plain Tales from the Hills, Calcutta: Thacker, Spink and Co.; London: W. Thacker & Co., published 1888, →OCLC, pages 117–118
- A dak bungalow.
- Gaining the dak, they were joined on the veranda by four tight-lipped men.1936, F.J. Thwaites, chapter XV, in The Redemption, Sydney: H. John Edwards, published 1940, page 161
- A journey using the dak system.
- “What are you going to do?” said the woman, between her sobs. “Do! Nothing. What should I do? Kill Kurrell or send you Home, or apply for leave to get a divorce? It's two days' dâk into Narkarra.”1889, Rudyard Kipling, “A Wayside Comedy”, in Under the Deodars, Boston: The Greenock Press, published 1899, page 65
Forms of dâk
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Questions about dâk
- What is dâk the alternative form of?
- Dâk is the alternative form of dak.
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