"dhak" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: dhaks [plural], dawk [alternative], dhawk [alternative]
Etymology: From Bengali ঢাক (ḍhak). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|bn|ঢাক}} Bengali ঢাক (ḍhak) Head templates: {{en-noun}} dhak (plural dhaks)
  1. Butea monosperma, a tree of southern Asia. Synonyms: palas
    Sense id: en-dhak-en-noun-NdGRyTOI Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Phaseoleae tribe plants Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 53 47 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 51 49 Disambiguation of Phaseoleae tribe plants: 64 36
  2. An Indian percussion instrument, a large membranophone.
    Sense id: en-dhak-en-noun-4fSHTj~Z Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Percussion instruments Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 38 62 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 53 47 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 51 49 Disambiguation of Percussion instruments: 25 75
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: dhaki

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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