ताक

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀢𑀓𑁆𑀓 (takka), from Sanskrit तर्क (tarka, “inquiry, conjecture”). Doublet of तर्क (tark).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /t̪ɑːk/, [t̪äːk]

Noun

ताक • (tāk) f (Urdu spelling تاک)

1. view, gaze (visual perception)
2. 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

Declension of ताक (fem cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	ताक tāk	ताकें tākẽ
oblique	ताक tāk	ताकों tākõ
vocative	ताक tāk	ताको tāko

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “ताक”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press

Konkani

Etymology

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

ताक • (tāk) (Latin script tak, Kannada script ತಾಕ್)

1. buttermilk

References

• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “takrá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

Marathi

Etymology

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

• IPA^(key): /t̪ak/

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Noun

ताक • (tāk) n

1. buttermilk

References

• 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