Taxila
Translingual edit
Etymology edit
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Proper noun edit
Taxila m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Riodinidae – certain metalmarks.
Hypernyms edit
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa – superphylum; Arthropoda – phylum; Hexapoda – subphylum; Insecta – class; Pterygota – subclass; Neoptera – infraclass; Lepidoptera – order; Ditrysia - suborder; Rhopalocera - infraorder; Papilionoidea - superfamily; Riodinidae - family; Nemeobiinae - subfamily; Nemeobiini - tribe; Abisarina - subtribe
Hyponyms edit
- (genus): Taxila dora, Taxila haquinus (species)
References edit
- Taxila on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Taxila on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Taxila (genus) on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
English edit
Etymology edit
Ultimately from Sanskrit तक्षशिला (takṣaśilā) through Ancient Greek Τάξιλα (Táxila).
Proper noun edit
Taxila
- (historical) An ancient city in what is now northern Pakistan, situated at the junction of three major ancient trade routes and possibly dating from before the 8th century BCE.
- A modern town and archaeological site at that location.
- A tehsil (sub-division), headquartered in the town, of the Rawalpindi District of Punjab province, Pakistan.
Translations edit
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Latin edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Τάξιλα (Táxila), itself from Sanskrit तक्षशिला (takṣaśilā).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈtak.si.la/, [ˈt̪äks̠ɪɫ̪ä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈtak.si.la/, [ˈt̪äksilä]
Proper noun edit
Taxila f sg (genitive Taxilae); first declension
Declension edit
First-declension noun, with locative, singular only.
Case | Singular |
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Nominative | Taxila |
Genitive | Taxilae |
Dative | Taxilae |
Accusative | Taxilam |
Ablative | Taxilā |
Vocative | Taxila |
Locative | Taxilae |