Standard Lemma guide
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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name
A diminutive of the male given name Dakota.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
A post system by means of transport relays of horses stationed at intervals along a route or network, carrying mail and passengers.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: South-Asia
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noun
A dak bungalow.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: South-Asia
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noun
A journey using the dak system.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: South-Asia, obsolete
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verb
To suddenly pull down someone's pants as a prank; to pants.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Australia, informal
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noun
East Indian tree bearing a profusion of intense vermilion velvet-textured blooms and yielding a yellow dye
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: dhak, palas, Butea frondosa, Butea monosperma
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: tree
History
Clipping of Dakota.
Borrowed from Hindustani डाक / ڈاک (ḍāk).
Back-formation from daks.
