ٹیکسلا

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from English Taxila, itself from Sanskrit तक्षशिला (takṣaśilā, “City of Cut Stone”), a compound of तक्ष (takṣa) +‎ शिला (śilā́, “stone”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /ʈɛːk.sɪ.lɑː/
• Rhymes: -ɑː
• Hyphenation: ٹیک‧سِ‧لا

Proper noun

ٹَیکسِلا • (ṭaiksilā) m (Hindi spelling टैकसिला)

1. Taxila (a city in Rawalpindi district, Punjab, Pakistan)