तक

See also: तुक and ताकि

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from , , from Sanskrit तावत्क (tā́vatka, “bought for so much”). Cognate with Punjabi ਤੱਕ (takka) / تّک (takk).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /t̪ək/, [t̪ɐk]

Postposition

तक • (tak) (Urdu spelling تک)

1. till

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   दो बजे तक काम करना है तुम्हें।

   do baje tak kām karnā hai tumhẽ.

   You have to work till two o'clock.

2. until

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   जब तक तुम्हारा काम ख़तम नहीं हो जाता तुम्हें यहीं रहना है।

   jab tak tumhārā kām xatam nahī̃ ho jātā tumhẽ yahī̃ rahnā hai.

   You (will) have to stay here until your isn't finished.

3. for (a period of time)

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   आज मैं दो घंटे तक खेला।

   āj ma͠i do ghaṇṭe tak khelā.

   I played for two hours today.

4. up to

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   नौ बजे से दो बजे तक पढ़ना है तुमको।

   nau baje se do baje tak paṛhnā hai tumko.

   You have to study from nine o'clock up to two o'clock.

5. even

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   मुझे बिलकुल उम्मीद नहीं थी कि वो तक मेरे खिलाफ़ बोल देगा।

   mujhe bilkul ummīd nahī̃ thī ki vo tak mere khilāf bol degā.

   I didn't even expect at all that even he will speak against me.

References

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

Sanskrit

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /tɐ.kɐ́/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈt̪ɐ.kɐ/

Pronoun

तक • (taká) m

1. this, this little