Takri

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/ˌʈɑːkəɾiː/

adjective

Of the Takri script or of a Takri alphabet.

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Meanings

adjectiveTakri (not comparable)
  1. not comparableOf the Takri script or of a Takri alphabet.
proper nounTakri (uncountable)
  1. uncountableAn abugida script (nearly extinct) used to write many languages originating in India, including Jammu Dogri, Chambeali, Kangri, Kahluri, Mandeali, Kullui, Gaddi, Mahasui, Kashtwari, Churahi, and Bhateali.

Origin

First, “it may be connected with the word ṭankā, which suggests its origins as a commercial alphabet.” Second, it may be connected with ṭhakur, “in which case it may originally have been the script used by Rajput landlords.” George A. Grierson writes that the name means “the alphabet of the ṭakkas”, who “ruled the greater part of the northern Panjāb.

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Translations

Bengali টাকরী
  • টাকরী (ṭakri)abugida alphabet of India and Nepal
Hindi टाकरी
  • टाकरी (ṭākrī)abugida alphabet of India and Nepal
Punjabi ਟਾਕਰੀ
  • ਟਾਕਰੀ (ṭākrī)abugida alphabet of India and Nepal
Tamil தக்கிரி
  • தக்கிரி (takkiri)abugida alphabet of India and Nepal
Thai ฏากรี
  • ฏากรีabugida alphabet of India and Nepal
Urdu ٹاکْرِی
  • ٹاکْرِی (ṭākrī)abugida alphabet of India and Nepal

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

kraitkirtatiraktakirkirat
Cite this entry
APA

Takri. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Takri

MLA

“Takri.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Takri. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Takri,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Takri.

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