ڈھاکہ
Urdu
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Alternative forms
- ڈھاکا (ḍhākā)
Etymology
Borrowed from Bengali ঢাকা (ḍhaka).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /ɖʱɑː.kɑː/
Audio (Pakistan): (file) - Rhymes: -ɑː
- Hyphenation: ڈھا‧کَہ
Proper noun
ڈھاکَہ • (ḍhāka) m (Hindi spelling ढाका)
- Dhaka (the capital city of Bangladesh)
- (by extension) Dhaka District (a district of Bangladesh)
- Synonym: ضلع ڈھاکہ (ẓilaʻ ḍhākah)
- (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, 2025.