Meanings
plural taluks · alternative talook · alternative talooka · alternative taluka · alternative taluq · alternative taluqa · alternative thaluk
- A hereditary estate in parts of India; subsequently, an administrative subdivision of a district.
Suvarnapur, Ratnanagari, a few other native states, and seven or eight taluks were under his jurisdiction.
2015, Tridip Suhrud, translating Govardhanram Madhavram Tripathi, Sarasvatichandra I, Orient BlackSwan 2015, p. 46Synonyms: tahsil
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA hereditary estate in parts of India; subsequently, an administrative subdivision of a district.
Origin
- Arabicتَعَلَّقَ (taʕallaqa)
- Arabicتَعَلُّق (taʕalluq)
- Classical Persianتَعَلُّق (ta'alluq)
- Urduتَعَلُّق (ta'alluq)
- Englishtaluk
Borrowed from Urdu تَعَلُّق (ta'alluq), borrowed from Classical Persian تَعَلُّق (ta'alluq), borrowed from Arabic تَعَلُّق (taʕalluq), from تَعَلَّقَ (taʕallaqa).
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taluk. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/taluk
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