डाकू

See also: डाक and डाका

Hindi

Etymology

डाका (ḍākā) +‎ -ऊ (-ū).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ɖɑː.kuː/, [ɖäː.kuː]

Noun

डाकू • (ḍākū) m (Urdu spelling ڈاکو)

1. robber, bandit

Declension

Declension of डाकू (masc ū-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	डाकू ḍākū	डाकू ḍākū
oblique	डाकू ḍākū	डाकुओं ḍākuõ
vocative	डाकू ḍākū	डाकुओ ḍākuo

Descendants

• → Pashto: ډاکو

References

• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “ḍākka”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press