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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.
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• 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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