ताकद

See also: ताकीद

Marathi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian طاقت (tāqat, “stamina, endurance”), from Arabic طَاقَة (ṭāqa). Compare Gujarati તાકત (tākat), Hindi ताक़त (tāqat), Kannada ತಾಕತ್ತು (tākattu), Punjabi ਤਾਕਤ (tākat) / طاقت (t̤āqt).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t̪a.kəd̪/

Noun

ताकद • (tākad) f

1. strength, power, ability

   Synonyms: जोर (jor), बळ (baḷ), शक्ती (śaktī)

References

• Berntsen, Maxine, “ताकद”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “ताकत”, 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) “ताकत”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ).