तालक

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Etymology 1

From ताल (tāla) +‎ -क (-ka).

Noun

तालक (tālaka) stemn

  1. orpiment
  2. lock, bolt
  3. a fragrant earth
  4. a kind of ornament
Declension
Neuter a-stem declension of तालक (tālaka)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative तालकम्
tālakam
तालके
tālake
तालकानि / तालका¹
tālakāni / tālakā¹
Vocative तालक
tālaka
तालके
tālake
तालकानि / तालका¹
tālakāni / tālakā¹
Accusative तालकम्
tālakam
तालके
tālake
तालकानि / तालका¹
tālakāni / tālakā¹
Instrumental तालकेन
tālakena
तालकाभ्याम्
tālakābhyām
तालकैः / तालकेभिः¹
tālakaiḥ / tālakebhiḥ¹
Dative तालकाय
tālakāya
तालकाभ्याम्
tālakābhyām
तालकेभ्यः
tālakebhyaḥ
Ablative तालकात्
tālakāt
तालकाभ्याम्
tālakābhyām
तालकेभ्यः
tālakebhyaḥ
Genitive तालकस्य
tālakasya
तालकयोः
tālakayoḥ
तालकानाम्
tālakānām
Locative तालके
tālake
तालकयोः
tālakayoḥ
तालकेषु
tālakeṣu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic
Descendants
  • Punjabi: ਤਾਲਾ (tālā, lock)

Etymology 2

The origin is unknown.

Noun

तालक (tālaka) stemm

  1. name of a venomous insect
Declension
Masculine a-stem declension of तालक (tālaka)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative तालकः
tālakaḥ
तालकौ / तालका¹
tālakau / tālakā¹
तालकाः / तालकासः¹
tālakāḥ / tālakāsaḥ¹
Vocative तालक
tālaka
तालकौ / तालका¹
tālakau / tālakā¹
तालकाः / तालकासः¹
tālakāḥ / tālakāsaḥ¹
Accusative तालकम्
tālakam
तालकौ / तालका¹
tālakau / tālakā¹
तालकान्
tālakān
Instrumental तालकेन
tālakena
तालकाभ्याम्
tālakābhyām
तालकैः / तालकेभिः¹
tālakaiḥ / tālakebhiḥ¹
Dative तालकाय
tālakāya
तालकाभ्याम्
tālakābhyām
तालकेभ्यः
tālakebhyaḥ
Ablative तालकात्
tālakāt
तालकाभ्याम्
tālakābhyām
तालकेभ्यः
tālakebhyaḥ
Genitive तालकस्य
tālakasya
तालकयोः
tālakayoḥ
तालकानाम्
tālakānām
Locative तालके
tālake
तालकयोः
tālakayoḥ
तालकेषु
tālakeṣu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic

References

  • Monier Williams (1899) “तालक”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, , new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 445/2.
  • Mayrhofer, Manfred (2001) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎ (in German), volume 3, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 243