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taluk

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.26 in modern English

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noun

"Suvarnapur, Ratnanagari, a few other native states, and seven or eight taluks were under his jurisdiction."

Etymology tree Arabic تَعَلَّقَ (taʕallaqa)der. Arabic تَعَلُّق (taʕalluq)bor. Classical Persian تَعَلُّق (ta'alluq)bor. Urdu تَعَلُّق (ta'alluq)bor. English taluk Borrowed from Urdu تَعَلُّق (ta'alluq), borrowed from Classical Persian تَعَلُّق (ta'alluq), borrowed from Arabic تَعَلُّق (taʕalluq), from تَعَلَّقَ (taʕallaqa).

taluks (plural) talook (alternative) talooka (alternative) taluka (alternative) taluq (alternative) taluqa (alternative) thaluk (alternative)

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What does taluk mean?: A hereditary estate in parts of India; subsequently, an administrative subdivision of a district.
Where does taluk come from?: Etymology tree Arabic تَعَلَّقَ (taʕallaqa)der. Arabic تَعَلُّق (taʕalluq)bor. Classical Persian تَعَلُّق (ta'alluq)bor. Urdu تَعَلُّق (ta'alluq)bor. English taluk Borrowed from Urdu تَعَلُّق (ta'alluq), borrowed from Classical Persian تَعَلُّق (ta'alluq), borrowed from Arabic تَعَلُّق (taʕalluq), from تَعَلَّقَ (taʕallaqa).

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