dakša

Etymology
From, with a suffix -kā and š-k metathesis (compare also dialectal ; there are also dialectal forms like with a suffix -to instead of -kā), from. Cognates include 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬.

Noun

 * 1)  fork, pitchfork pronged tool with a long straight handle used for lifting, throwing (especially hay)
 * 2)  part of a machine composed of two parallel branches
 * 1)  part of a machine composed of two parallel branches
 * 1)  part of a machine composed of two parallel branches
 * 1)  part of a machine composed of two parallel branches
 * 1)  part of a machine composed of two parallel branches
 * 1)  part of a machine composed of two parallel branches
 * 1)  part of a machine composed of two parallel branches

Usage notes
In the “pitchfork” sense, the plural form is more frequently used than the singular form, though the latter is still attested.