Taxila
Translingual edit
Etymology edit
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Proper noun edit
Taxila m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Riodinidae – certain metalmarks.
Hypernyms edit
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa – superphylum; Arthropoda – phylum; Hexapoda – subphylum; Insecta – class; Pterygota – subclass; Neoptera – infraclass; Lepidoptera – order; Ditrysia - suborder; Rhopalocera - infraorder; Papilionoidea - superfamily; Riodinidae - family; Nemeobiinae - subfamily; Nemeobiini - tribe; Abisarina - subtribe
Hyponyms edit
- (genus): Taxila dora, Taxila haquinus (species)
References edit
Taxila on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Taxila on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Taxila (genus) on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
English edit
Etymology edit
Ultimately from Sanskrit तक्षशिला (takṣaśilā) through Ancient Greek Τάξιλα (Táxila).
Proper noun edit
Taxila
- (historical) An ancient city in what is now northern Pakistan, situated at the junction of three major ancient trade routes and possibly dating from before the 8th century BCE.
- A modern town and archaeological site at that location.
- A tehsil (sub-division), headquartered in the town, of the Rawalpindi District of Punjab province, Pakistan.
Translations edit
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Latin edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Τάξιλα (Táxila), itself from Sanskrit तक्षशिला (takṣaśilā).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈtak.si.la/, [ˈt̪äks̠ɪɫ̪ä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈtak.si.la/, [ˈt̪äksilä]
Proper noun edit
Taxila f sg (genitive Taxilae); first declension
Declension edit
First-declension noun, with locative, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Taxila |
| Genitive | Taxilae |
| Dative | Taxilae |
| Accusative | Taxilam |
| Ablative | Taxilā |
| Vocative | Taxila |
| Locative | Taxilae |