تک

See also: بك

Persian

Etymology 1

From Middle Persian tk' (tag, “running; attack”). Akin to Old Armenian ասպատակ (aspatak); an Iranian borrowing.

Alternative forms

• تگ (tag)

Noun

تک • (tak)

1. running; rushing at
2. pace of a horse
3. heat, race
4. any quick motion, stroke, blow

Related terms

• پاتک (pâtak, “counter-attack”)

References

• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1892) “تك”, in A Comprehensive Persian–English dictionary, London: Routledge & K. Paul

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Turkish tek (“single”).

Or from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] . Compare (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Middle Persian tʾk (tāg, “item, unit; alone, single”), Persian تاه (tāh, “item, unit; plait, fold, ply”).

Adjective

تک • (tak)

1. solo, single

Etymology 3

Noun

تک • (tak)

1. (rare, regional) A small spherical ball of glass used in children's games, marble.

Synonyms

• تیله (tile)

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Punjabi

Etymology

From , , from Sanskrit तावत्क (tā́vatka, “bought for so much”). Cognate with Hindi तक (tak) / Urdu تک (tak).

Postposition

1. until
2. for (a period of time)
3. up to

References

• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “tāˊvatka”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press