Fine, thin, or small—most often describing physical qualities such as the consistency of powder, the thinness of a substance, or the slightness of an object or person. Used of dust, ashes, thin cows, thin ears of grain, or anything reduced to a small or slender state.

Etymology דַּק is a masculine singular adjective derived from the root ד-ק-ק (דָּקַק), meaning 'to crush, pulverize, make thin.' The adjective expresses the resultant state of something that has been made thin, fine, or small through crushing or diminishing.

Reflexes  · not yet grouped by proto-form

LanguageWordMeaningSegmentationRoot
Comorian (Shikomori, Bantu language of Comoros) dogo small, little -dogo
Sheng (Kenya urban youth slang, Bantu-based) mdogo younger sibling, small one -dogo
Swahili -dogo small, little, young (often of people, animals, objects) dogo