টক

Bengali

Etymology

Derived from Old Bengali টক্ক (ṭôkko); ultimately from Sanskrit তক্র (takra).

Pronunciation

• (Rarh) IPA^(key): /ʈɔk/, [ˈʈɔːk], [ˈʈɔk]

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• (Dhaka) IPA^(key): /tɔk/, [ˈtɔːk], [ˈtɔk]

Adjective

টক • (ṭok) (comparative আরও টক, superlative সবচেয়ে টক)

1. sour

   Synonyms: চুকা (cuka), টেঙ্গা (ṭeṅga)

   Antonyms: মিঠা (miṭha), মিষ্টি (miśṭi)

   লেবুর শরবত খূব টক

   lebur śôrbôt khūb ṭôk

   lemon sharbat is very sour

Noun

টক • (ṭok)

1. sourness, acidity
2. a sour pickle

Declension

indefinite forms
nominative	টক (ṭok)
objective	টক / টককে (ṭok (semantically general or indefinite) / ṭokke (semantically definite))
genitive	টকের (ṭoker)
locative	টকে (ṭoke)
definite forms
	singular	plural
nominative	টকটা , টকটি (ṭokṭa (colloquial), ṭokṭi (formal))	টকগুলা, টকগুলো (ṭokgula (colloquial), ṭokgulo (formal))
objective	টকটা, টকটি (ṭokṭa (colloquial), ṭokṭi (formal))	টকগুলা, টকগুলো (ṭokgula (colloquial), ṭokgulo (formal))
genitive	টকটার, টকটির (ṭokṭar (colloquial), ṭokṭir (formal))	টকগুলার, টকগুলোর (ṭokgular (colloquial), ṭokgulor (formal))
locative	টকটাতে / টকটায়, টকটিতে (ṭokṭate / ṭokṭay (colloquial), ṭokṭite (formal))	টকগুলাতে / টকগুলায়, টকগুলোতে (ṭokgulate / ṭokgulay (colloquial), ṭokgulote (formal))
Objective Note: In some dialects, -রে (-re) marks this case instead of -কে (-ke).

References

• Biswas, Sailendra (2000), “টক”, in Samsad Bengali-English dictionary, 3^rd edition, Calcutta: Sahitya Samsad, →OCLC.
• Biswas, Sailendra (2004), “টক”, in সংসদ বাংলা অভিধান, 7^th edition, Calcutta: Sahitya Samsad.
• Bhaṭṭācārya, Subhāsha (2003), “টক”, in Saṁsada Bāṁlā uccāraṇa abhidhāna, 2^nd edition, Kalikata: Sāhitya Saṃsada, →OCLC.
• Dāsa, Jñānendramohana (1937-1938), “টক”, in Bāṅgālā bhāshāra abhidhāna (in Bengali), 2^nd edition, Kalikata: Indian Publishing House, →OCLC.
• “টক”, in Accessible Dictionary [Bengali-English], Bangladesh: Young Power in Social Action (YPSA), 2018.