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- dhak/dɑːk/A large flowering tree, native to India and Southeast Asia, with bright red or orange flowers.nounVery Low
- dhaka/ˈdæk.ə/The capital and largest city of Bangladesh.nounLow to Medium
- dhal/dɑːl/A lentil dish of South Asian origin, typically a thick stew made from split pulses, seasoned with spices.nounLow
- dhaman/ˈdɑːmən/A large, non-venomous colubrid snake (Ptyas mucosa) native to South and Southeast Asia.nounRare
- dhamma/ˈdʌmə/The teachings of the Buddha; the universal truth or law underlying reality in Buddhism.nounC2
- dhansak/ˈdɑːnsɑːk/A Parsi (Indian Zoroastrian) dish of meat (often lamb or chicken) cooked with lentils and vegetables, typically served with rice.nounC2
- dharma/ˈdɑːmə/In Indian religions, the eternal and inherent nature of reality, regarded as a cosmic law underlying right behaviour and social order; one's duty or righteous path.nounLow (specialist/religious context)
- dharna/ˈdɑːnə/A form of protest in South Asia where a person or group sits or fasts at the doorstep of an offender or authority until demands are met.nounLow
- dharuk/ˈdɑːrʊk/A formal document of agreement or a pledge.nounC1/C2
- dhaulagiri/ˌdaʊləˈɡɪəri/A proper noun referring to a major mountain peak in the Himalayas.nounExtremely Low (Proper Noun)
- dhegiha/dɛˈɡiːhə/A major branch of the Siouan language family, or a member of one of its constituent peoples.nounVery Rare / Specialist
- dhikr/ˈðɪkr/A form of Islamic devotion involving the rhythmic repetition of short prayers or the names of God.nounLow
- dhilosThis word does not exist in modern, historical, or dialectal English lexicons. It appears to be either a nonce word, a mishearing/spelling, or a term from a specific context not widely recognized.nounNon-existent/Not applicable
- dhimmi/ˈdɪmi/A non-Muslim subject of a state governed by Islamic law who is granted protected status and certain rights in exchange for paying a tax (jizya).nounVery Low
- dhivehi/dɪˈveɪhi/The Indo-Aryan language spoken in the Maldives.adjectivenounVery Low
- dhobi/ˈdəʊbi/A laundry worker or washerman in South Asia, particularly in historical colonial or modern contexts.nounLow
- dhobi itch/ˈdəʊbi ɪtʃ/A fungal skin infection of the groin area.nounlow
- dhodhekanisos/ˌdəʊdɪkəˈniːsɒs/A historical and geographical term for a group of twelve islands, particularly in the Dodecanese archipelago in the southeastern Aegean Sea.nounRare
- dhole/dəʊl/A wild, reddish-brown, pack-hunting dog native to Asia.nounC2
- dholl/dəʊl/An alternative spelling for 'dhol', referring to a large double-headed barrel drum from the Indian subcontinent, traditionally played with sticks or hands.nounVery Low (Specialist/Terminology)
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