English Explanatory Dictionary

Takri

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Of the Takri script or of a Takri alphabet.
name
  1. An 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.

Pronunciation

/ˌʈɑːkəɾiː/

Word forms

Takri

Etymology

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.

Derived words

Takri numeral
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