ḍaṅkā mc kettledrum: △ ~ पीटना/बजाना to make known publicly, to make public; सारे देश में उसका ~ बज रहा था he was gaining fame throughout the country.

ḍeṛh a one and a half: ~ किलो (मीटर, रुपया, दिन, वर्ष) a kilo (metre, rupee, day, year) and a half; ~ बजे at half past one; ~ सौ one hundred and fifty; ~ हज़ार one thousand and five hundred, △ ~ ईंट की मस्जिद अलग बनाना, ~ चावल की खिचड़ी अलग पकाना to form a new party, to remain aloof.

ḍī˜g·mār m boaster, braggart; वह बड़ा ~ है he is a big --.

ḍag·mag a faltering, staggering [आदमी person. क़दम steps, नाव boat, मन mind]; ~ होना = डगमगाना q. v.

ḍub·kī fc dip, dive, plunge: ~ मारना/लगाना to dive, to plunge, to take a --; पानी में चार डुबकियाँ लगाईं took four dips in the water. [syn. गोता, v डूबना; डुबाना]

ḍosā mc dosa, roasted bread of rice and pulse: ~ सभी होटलों में मिल जाता है a -- is available in all hotels.

ḍākū mc dacoit, bandit, robber: डाकुओं ने गाँव लूट लिया the --s robbed the village; समुंदरी ~ pirate.

ḍāū̃ṛī fu a small kettle drum = डुगडुगी q. v.

ḍākiyā mc postman: डाकिये से पत्र पैक़ेट मिला the letter and the packet were received from the --; आज ~ नहीं आया the -- has not called today. [syn. पोस्टमैन]

ḍibbāband a tinned, canned [तरकारी vegetable, फल fruit, मांस meat]; ~ करना to can, to tin; आमों (अमरूदों, मछलियों) को ~ करना -- mangoes (guavas, fish).