Dhaka

Dha·ka
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UK/ˈdæ.kə/US/ˈdɑː.kə/South Asia/ˈɖʱɑ.kɑ/South Asia[ɖʱäː.käˑ]

proper noun

The capital city of Bangladesh.

OriginBengali ঢাকা →
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Meanings

proper noun

alternative dated Dakka · alternative archaic Dacca · alternative archaic Decca

  1. The capital city of Bangladesh.
    1. metonymicallyThe Bangladeshi government.
  2. A district of Bangladesh, where the capital is located in.
  3. A division of Bangladesh, where the district and the capital are located in.

Origin

  1. Bengaliঢাকা
  2. Bengaliঢাকা
  3. EnglishDhaka

Borrowed from Bengali ঢাকা (ḍhaka).

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Translations

Afrikaans Dhaka, Dakka
  • Dhakacapital of Bangladesh
  • Dakkacapital of Bangladesh
Arabic دَكَا, دَاكَا
  • دَكَا (dakā)capital of Bangladesh
  • دَاكَا (dākā)capital of Bangladesh
Bengali ঢাকা
  • ঢাকা (ḍhaka)capital of Bangladesh
Bulgarian Да́ка
  • Да́ка (Dáka)capital of Bangladesh
Chinese Cantonese 達卡 /达卡
  • 達卡 /达卡 (daat⁶ kaa¹)capital of Bangladesh
Chinese Mandarin 達卡 /达卡
  • 達卡 /达卡 (Dákǎ)capital of Bangladesh
Czech Dháka
  • Dhákacapital of Bangladesh
Danish Dhaka
  • Dhakacapital of Bangladesh
Dutch Dhaka
  • Dhakacapital of Bangladesh
Esperanto Dako
  • Dakocapital of Bangladesh
Estonian Dhaka
  • Dhakacapital of Bangladesh
Finnish Dhaka, Dacca
  • Dhakacapital of Bangladesh
  • Daccacapital of Bangladesh
French Dacca, Dhaka
  • Daccacapital of Bangladesh
  • Dhakacapital of Bangladesh
German Dhaka
  • Dhakacapital of Bangladesh
Greek Ντάκα
  • Ντάκα (Ntáka)capital of Bangladesh
Hebrew דָּאקָה
  • דָּאקָה (dáka)capital of Bangladesh
Hindi ढाका
  • ढाका (ḍhākā)capital of Bangladesh
Hungarian Dakka
  • Dakkacapital of Bangladesh
Icelandic Dakka
  • Dakkacapital of Bangladesh
Italian Dacca
  • Daccacapital of Bangladesh
Japanese ダッカ
  • ダッカ (Dakka)capital of Bangladesh
Korean 다카
  • 다카 (Daka)capital of Bangladesh
Latvian Daka
  • Dakacapital of Bangladesh
Lithuanian Daka
  • Dakacapital of Bangladesh
Malay Dhaka
  • Dhakacapital of Bangladesh
Norwegian Bokmål Dhaka
  • Dhakacapital of Bangladesh
Persian داکا
  • داکا (dâkâ)capital of Bangladesh
Polish Dhaka
  • Dhakacapital of Bangladesh
Portuguese Daca
  • Dacacapital of Bangladesh
Punjabi ਢਾਕਾ
  • ਢਾਕਾ (ḍhākā)capital of Bangladesh
Romanian Dacca
  • Daccacapital of Bangladesh
Russian Да́кка
  • Да́кка (Dákka)capital of Bangladesh
Slovak Dháka
  • Dhákacapital of Bangladesh
Spanish Daca
  • Dacacapital of Bangladesh
Swahili Dhaka
  • Dhakacapital of Bangladesh
Tagalog Dhaka
  • Dhakacapital of Bangladesh
Tamil டாக்கா
  • டாக்கா (ṭākkā)capital of Bangladesh
Thai ธากา
  • ธากา (taa-gaa)capital of Bangladesh
Turkish Dakka
  • Dakkacapital of Bangladesh
Ukrainian Да́кка
  • Да́кка (Dákka)capital of Bangladesh
Urdu ڈھاکہ
  • ڈھاکہ (ḍhākā)capital of Bangladesh
Vietnamese Đắc-ca
  • Đắc-cacapital of Bangladesh
Yiddish דאַקאַ
  • דאַקאַ (daka)capital of Bangladesh

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with Dhaka

OsakaalpacapatacabakashakacacakakapacamakahakaMaccamoussakamaracachachalaca
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Sounds the same

(father–bother merger, non-rhotic) docker
Cite this entry
APA

Dhaka. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Dhaka

MLA

“Dhaka.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Dhaka. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Dhaka,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Dhaka.

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