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tatkal

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.30 in modern English

Syllables
tatkal
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

At once; immediately.

Indian usage

Etymology

From Hindi तत्काल (tatkāl, “on the spot”), from Sanskrit तत्कालीनं (tatkālīnaṃ, “for the present”), from तत् (tat, “that”) + कालीन (kālīna, “belonging to a particular time”).

Usage

Questions

What does tatkal mean?
At once; immediately.
Where does tatkal come from?
From Hindi तत्काल (tatkāl, “on the spot”), from Sanskrit तत्कालीनं (tatkālīnaṃ, “for the present”), from तत् (tat, “that”) + कालीन (kālīna, “belonging to a particular time”).

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