ڈھاکہ

Urdu

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Bengali ঢাকা (ḍhaka).

Pronunciation
  • (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /ɖʱɑː.kɑː/
  • Audio (PK)(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɑː
  • Hyphenation: ڈھا‧کَہ

Proper noun

ڈھاکَہ • (ḍhāka) m (Hindi spelling ढाका)

  1. Dhaka (the capital city of Bangladesh)
  2. (by extension) Dhaka District (a district of Bangladesh)
    Synonym: ضلع ڈھاکہ (ẓilaʻ ḍhākah)
  3. (by extension) Dhaka Division (a division of Bangladesh)

Derived terms
  • ڈھاکوی (ḍhākavī)

Descendants
  • → Pashto: ډاکه (ḍāká)

References
  • “ڈھاکہ”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.
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