Etymology

tatkal

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Today it means: At once; immediately. Full definition →

Hindi तत्काल ← Sanskrit तत्कालीनं
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  1. Sanskrit · derived fromतत्कालीनं“for the present”
  2. Hindi · derived fromतत्काल“on the spot”
  3. English todaytatkal

From Hindi तत्काल (tatkāl, “on the spot”), from Sanskrit तत्कालीनं (tatkālīnaṃ, “for the present”), from तत् (tat, “that”) + कालीन (kālīna, “belonging to a particular time”).

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