ટાંકી

Gujarati

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀝𑀁𑀓 (ṭaṃka, “ditch, reservoir”), of uncertain further origin.^[1] Has been linked to Sanskrit तडाग (taḍāga, “pond”) (whence તળાવ (taḷāv, “pond, cistern”)), though this seems spurious.^[2]

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈʈɑ̃.ki/
Hyphenation: ટાં‧કી

Noun

ટાંકી • (ṭā̃kī) f

cistern
Synonym: તળાવ (taḷāv)

Descendants

→ Portuguese: tanque
- → Bengali: টাংকি (ṭaṅki)
- → English: tank (see there for further descendants)
- → Malay: tangki
- → Spanish: tanque
  - → Cebuano: tangke
  - → Tagalog: tangke

References

^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*ṭaṅka⁶”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
^ Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “tank”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.

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