टक
See also: टूक and टेक
Marathi
Etymology
Compare Old Marathi 𑘘𑘎𑘜𑘹 (ṭakaṇe, “to be transfixed, stunned”), Maharastri Prakrit 𑀢𑀓𑁆𑀓𑁂𑀇 (takkei), Sanskrit तर्कयति (tarkáyati), Gujarati તાકવું (tākvũ), Hindustani تَاکْنَا / ताकना (tāknā), ٹَک / टक (ṭak), Sindhi تَڪَڻُ / तकणु, Punjabi ਤੱਕਣਾ (takkaṇā) / تَکّنا (takknā), Nepali ताक्नु (tāknu), ताकब / 𑒞𑒰𑒏𑒥, Oriya ତାକିବା (takiba), Bengali তাকান (takan), Sinhalese තකනවා (takanawā).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʈək/
Noun
टक • (ṭak) m
- unblinking gaze
Derived terms
- टक लावणे (ṭak lāvṇe, “to stare”)
Further reading
- Maxine Berntsen (1982-1983) , “टक”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
- James Thomas Molesworth (1857) , “टक”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
- Yasavanta Ramakrshna Date (1932-1950) , “टक”, in Maharashtra Sabdakosa (in Marathi), Pune: Maharashtra Kosamandala
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) , “tarkáyati (5716)”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press