English Explanatory Dictionary

taluk

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A hereditary estate in parts of India; subsequently, an administrative subdivision of a district.

Word forms

taluk taluks talook talooka taluka taluq taluqa thaluk

Etymology

Etymology tree Arabic تَعَلَّقَ (taʕallaqa)der. Arabic تَعَلُّق (taʕalluq)bor. Classical Persian تَعَلُّق (ta'alluq)bor. Urdu تَعَلُّق (ta'alluq)bor. English taluk Borrowed from Urdu تَعَلُّق (ta'alluq), borrowed from Classical Persian تَعَلُّق (ta'alluq), borrowed from Arabic تَعَلُّق (taʕalluq), from تَعَلَّقَ (taʕallaqa).

Synonyms

tahsil
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