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From Hindustani: Hindi तालुक़दार (tāluqdār), Urdu تالقدار (tāluqdār). Compare Sylheti ꠔꠣꠟꠥꠇꠖꠣꠞ (talukodar).
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talukdar
Today it means: An Indian landholder in the Mughal Empire and British Raj, responsible for collecting taxes from a taluk. Full definition →