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
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.
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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
17 November 2024
(noun) asceticism as a form of religious life; usually conducted in a community under a common rule and characterized by celibacy and poverty and obedience
According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by AlcaldĂa Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de BolĂvar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.
