Takri
English edit
Etymology edit
First, “it may be connected with the word ṭankā, which suggests its origins as a commercial alphabet.” Second, it may be connected with ṭhakur, “in which case it may originally have been the script used by Rajput landlords.” George A. Grierson writes that the name means “the alphabet of the ṭakkas”, who “ruled the greater part of the northern Panjāb.
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Adjective edit
Takri (not comparable)
- Of the Takri script or of a Takri alphabet.
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Proper noun edit
Takri (uncountable)
- An abugida script (nearly extinct) used to write many languages originating in India, including Jammu Dogri, Chambeali, Kangri, Kahluri, Mandeali, Kullui, Gaddi, Mahasui, Kashtwari, Churahi, and Bhateali.
Translations edit
abugida alphabet of India and Nepal
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