ਤੱਕ
Punjabi edit
Etymology 1 edit
Inherited from Paisaci Prakrit, from Sanskrit तर्क (tarka, “inquiry, conjecture”)
Noun edit
ਤੱਕ • (takka) f (Shahmukhi spelling تّک)
Etymology 2 edit
Inherited from Paisaci Prakrit [Term?] (compare Sauraseni Prakrit *𑀢𑀯𑀓𑁆𑀓 (*tavakka), *𑀢𑀸𑀯𑀓𑁆𑀓 (*tāvakka)), from Sanskrit तावत्क (tā́vatka, “bought for so much”). Cognate with Hindi तक (tak) / Urdu تک (tak).
Postposition edit
ਤੱਕ • (takka) (Shahmukhi spelling تّک)
Etymology 3 edit
Verb edit
ਤੱਕ • (takka)
- singular intimate imperative of ਤੱਕਣਾ (takkaṇā)
References edit
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “tāˊvatka”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
- “ਤੱਕ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024