ٹکا
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Middle Hindi ٿکا (ṭka /ṭakā/) (c. 1639),[1] derived from Sanskrit टङ्क (ṭaṅka).[2]
Sense 1 is a semantic loan from Bengali টাকা (ṭaka). Cognate with Gujarati ટકો (ṭako).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /ʈə.kɑː/
- Rhymes: -ɑː
Noun
[edit]ٹَکا • (ṭakā) m (Hindi spelling टका)
- taka, rupee
- (numismatics) tanka (a copper coin worth two paisa)
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | ٹَکا (ṭakā) | ٹَکے (ṭake) |
| oblique | ٹَکے (ṭake) | ٹَکوں (ṭakõ) |
| vocative | ٹَکے (ṭake) | ٹَکو (ṭako) |
Related terms
[edit]- ٹان٘ک (ṭā̃k)
References
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- Fallon, S. W. (1879), “تَکا”, in A New Hindustani-English Dictionary, Banaras, London: Trubner and Co., page 444
- Platts, John T. (1884), “ٹکا”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co., page 357
- Qureshi, Bashir Ahmad (1971), “ٹکا”, in Kitabistan's 20th Century Standard Dictionary, Lahore: Kitabistan Pub. Co., page 214
- “ٹکا”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2025.
- John Shakespear (1834), “ٿکا”, in A dictionary, Hindustani and English: with a copious index, fitting the work to serve, also, as a dictionary of English and Hindustani, 3rd edition, London: J.L. Cox and Son, →OCLC, page 580
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