taluk

English

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Etymology

From Urdu تَعَلُّقَہ (ta'alluqa), from Arabic تَعَلُّق (taʕalluq).

Noun

taluk (plural taluks)

  1. 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.

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Pronunciation

  • (Sinūgan Parianun) IPA(key): /taluk/ [t̪aˈluk̚]
  • Rhymes: -uk
  • Syllabification: ta‧luk

Noun

taluk (Sulat Sūg spelling تَلُكْ)

  1. purple; violet (color)

Adjective

taluk (Sulat Sūg spelling تَلُكْ)

  1. purple; violet (color)