"dak" meaning in English

See dak in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /dɑːk/ [UK], /dɔːk/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-dak.wav [Southern-England], LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-dak2.wav [Southern-England] Forms: daks [plural]
Rhymes: -ɑːk, -ɔːk Etymology: Borrowed from Hindustani डाक / ڈاک (ḍāk). Etymology templates: {{dercat|en|inc-ash|inc-pro}}, {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|en|inc-hnd||||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Hindustani, {{bor+|en|inc-hnd}} Borrowed from Hindustani, {{m|hi|डाक|tr=-}} डाक, {{m|ur|ڈاک|tr=ḍāk}} ڈاک (ḍāk) Head templates: {{en-noun}} dak (plural daks)
  1. (South Asia) A post system by means of transport relays of horses stationed at intervals along a route or network, carrying mail and passengers. Tags: South-Asia
    Sense id: en-dak-en-noun-Mp65IjkN Categories (other): South Asian English
  2. (South Asia) A dak bungalow. Tags: South-Asia
    Sense id: en-dak-en-noun-~BfYyUrQ Categories (other): South Asian English, English back-formations, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English back-formations: 28 56 16 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 29 58 13
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: dawk [obsolete] Derived forms: dak bungalow
Etymology number: 1

Verb

IPA: /dæk/ [UK] Forms: daks [present, singular, third-person], dakking [participle, present], dakked [participle, past], dakked [past]
Etymology: Back-formation from daks. Etymology templates: {{back-form|en|daks}} Back-formation from daks Head templates: {{en-verb}} dak (third-person singular simple present daks, present participle dakking, simple past and past participle dakked)
  1. (Australia, informal) To suddenly pull down someone's pants as a prank; to pants. Tags: Australia, informal Synonyms: dack
    Sense id: en-dak-en-verb-VePJSfL4 Categories (other): Australian English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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