تک
Pahari-Potwari
Etymology
Inherited from Paisaci Prakrit [Term?] (compare Sauraseni Prakrit *𑀢𑀯𑀓𑁆𑀓 (*tavakka), *𑀢𑀸𑀯𑀓𑁆𑀓 (*tāvakka)), from Sanskrit तावत्क (tā́vatka, “bought for so much”). Cognate with Hindi तक (tak) / Urdu تک (tak).
Postposition
تَکّ (takk)
Persian
Alternative forms
- تگ (tag)
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /ˈtak/
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [t̪ʰäk]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [t̪ʰækʲ]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [t̪ʰäk]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | tak |
| Dari reading? | tak |
| Iranian reading? | tak |
| Tajik reading? | tak |
Etymology 1
From Middle Persian tk' (tag, “running; attack”), from Proto-Indo-European *tekʷ-. Related to تاختن (tâxtan, “to attack”), and also related to Old Armenian ասպատակ (aspatak); which is an Iranian borrowing.
Noun
تک • (tak)
Derived terms
References
- Steingass, Francis Joseph (1892) “تك”, in A Comprehensive Persian–English dictionary, London: Routledge & K. Paul
Etymology 2
From Ottoman Turkish تك (tek, “single”), from Proto-Turkic *tēk.
Or from Middle Iranian. Compare Middle Persian tʾk (tāg, “item, unit; alone, single”), Persian تا (tâ, “item, unit; plait, fold, ply”).
Adjective
تک • (tak)
- solo, single
- unique (of a feature)
- (card games) ace
Derived terms
- تکشاخ (tak-šâx, “unicorn”)
Etymology 3
Noun
تک • (tak)
- (rare, regional) A small spherical ball of glass used in children's games, marble.
- Synonym: تیله (tile)
Punjabi
Etymology
Inherited from Paisaci Prakrit [Term?] (compare Sauraseni Prakrit *𑀢𑀯𑀓𑁆𑀓 (*tavakka), *𑀢𑀸𑀯𑀓𑁆𑀓 (*tāvakka)), from Sanskrit तावत्क (tā́vatka, “bought for so much”). Cognate with Hindi तक (tak) / Urdu تک (tak).
Postposition
تَکّ • (takk) (Gurmukhi spelling ਤੱਕ)
References
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “tāˊvatka”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press