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Marathi
Etymology
Compare Old Marathi 𑘘𑘎𑘜𑘹 (ṭakaṇe, “to be transfixed, stunned”), Maharastri Prakrit 𑀢𑀓𑁆𑀓𑁂𑀇 (takkei), Sanskrit तर्कयति (tarkáyati), Gujarati તાકવું (tākvũ), Hindustani تَاکْنَا (tāknā) / ताकना (tāknā), ٹَک (ṭak) / टक (ṭak), Sindhi تَڪَڻُ / तकणु, Punjabi ਤੱਕਣਾ (takkaṇā) / تَکّنا (takknā), Nepali ताक्नु (tāknu), ताकब (tākab) / 𑒞𑒰𑒏𑒥 (tākaba), Odia ତାକିବା (tākibā), Bengali তাকান (takan), Sinhalese තකනවා (takanawā).
Pronunciation
Noun
टक • (ṭak) m
- unblinking gaze
Derived terms
Further reading
- Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “टक”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
- Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “टक”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
- दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण (1932-1950) “टक”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे : महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ).
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “tarkáyati”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press