ताक
Hindi edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀢𑀓𑁆𑀓 (takka), from Sanskrit तर्क (tarka, “inquiry, conjecture”). Doublet of तर्क (tark).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ताक • (tāk) f (Urdu spelling تاک)
- view, gaze (visual perception)
- expectation, wait; vigilance (the state of awareness of a coming event)
- शेर हर पल अपने शिकार की ताक में रहता है।
- śer har pal apne śikār kī tāk mẽ rahtā hai.
- The lion constantly lies in wait for its prey.
Declension edit
Declension of ताक (fem cons-stem)
References edit
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “ताक”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
Konkani edit
Etymology edit
From Maharastri Prakrit 𑀢𑀓𑁆𑀓 (takka), from Sanskrit तक्र (tákra), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *tákram, from Proto-Indo-European *ténkl̥-. Cognate to Marathi ताक (tāk), Gujarati તાક (tāk).
Noun edit
ताक • (tāk) (Latin script tak, Kannada script ತಾಕ್)
References edit
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “takrá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
Marathi edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀢𑀓𑁆𑀓 (takka), from Sanskrit तक्र (tákra), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *tákram, from Proto-Indo-European *ténkl̥-. Cognate to Konkani ताक (tāk), Gujarati તાક (tāk).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ताक • (tāk) n
References edit
- Berntsen, Maxine, “ताक”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
- Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “ताक”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
- दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण [Date, Yashwant Ramkrishna] (1932-1950) “ताक”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ).
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “takrá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press