DAK

dhak, dak, palas, Butea frondosa, Butea monosperma

(noun) East Indian tree bearing a profusion of intense vermilion velvet-textured blooms and yielding a yellow dye

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

dak (plural daks)

(India) A post system by means of transport relays of horses stationed at intervals along a route or network, carrying mail and passengers.

Anagrams

• DKA

Source: Wiktionary


Dak, n. Etym: [Hind. .]

Definition: Post; mail; also, the mail or postal arrangements; -- spelt also dawk, and dauk. [India] Dak boat, a mail boat. Percy Smith.

– Dak bungalow, a traveler's rest-house at the and of a dak stage.

– To travel by dak, to travel by relays of palanquines or other carriage, as fast as the post along a road.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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