taluk
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Urdu تَعَلُّقَہ (ta'alluqa), from Arabic تَعَلُّق (taʕalluq).
Noun
taluk (plural taluks)
- A hereditary estate in parts of India; subsequently, an administrative subdivision of a district.
- 2015, Tridip Suhrud, translating Govardhanram Madhavram Tripathi, Sarasvatichandra I, Orient BlackSwan 2015, p. 46:
- Suvarnapur, Ratnanagari, a few other native states, and seven or eight taluks were under his jurisdiction.
- 2015, Tridip Suhrud, translating Govardhanram Madhavram Tripathi, Sarasvatichandra I, Orient BlackSwan 2015, p. 46:
Synonyms
Further reading
- Henry Yule, A[rthur] C[oke] Burnell (1903) “talook”, in William Crooke, editor, Hobson-Jobson […] , London: John Murray, […], page 894.
Anagrams
Tausug
Pronunciation
- (Sinūgan Parianun) IPA(key): /taluk/ [t̪aˈluk̚]
- Rhymes: -uk
- Syllabification: ta‧luk
Noun
taluk (Sulat Sūg spelling تَلُكْ)
Adjective
taluk (Sulat Sūg spelling تَلُكْ)