noun
Meaning 1
Any of species Butea monosperma of trees of southern Asia.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: palas
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
dhak
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noun
Meaning 2
An Indian percussion instrument, a large membranophone.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
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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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: dak, palas, Butea frondosa, Butea monosperma
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: tree
History
Etymology
From Bengali ঢাক (ḍhak).