talab

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noun

A pond for harvesting rainwater.

OriginHindi तालाब ← Persian تالاب →
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Meanings

nountalab (plural talabs)

plural talabs

  1. EastIndiaMiddlePakistanA pond for harvesting rainwater.

    Harish, whose foundation provides villages with some of the building costs for tankas and talabs, grins as she relates the story.

    2009 September 13, Rick Westhead, “India: Will the tap run dry?”, in Toronto Star

Origin

  1. Persianتالاب
  2. Hindiतालाब
  3. Englishtalab

Borrowed from Hindi तालाब (tālāb), from Persian تالاب (tâlâb).

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Anagrams

tablaBaltaLabatblaatTabal
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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