तक
See also: तुक and ताकि
Hindi
Etymology
Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit *𑀢𑀯𑀓𑁆𑀓 (*tavakka), *𑀢𑀸𑀯𑀓𑁆𑀓 (*tāvakka), from Sanskrit तावत्क (tā́vatka, “bought for so much”). Cognate with Punjabi ਤੱਕ (takka) / تّک (takk).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /t̪ək/
Postposition
तक • (tak) (Urdu spelling تک)
- till
- दो बजेतक काम करना है तुम्हें।
- do baje tak kām karnā hai tumhẽ.
- You have to work till two o'clock.
- until
- जबतक तुम्हारा काम ख़तम नहीं हो जाता तुम्हें यहीं रहना है।
- jab tak tumhārā kām xatam nahī̃ ho jātā tumhẽ yahī̃ rahnā hai.
- You (will) have to stay here until your isn't finished.
- for (a period of time)
- आज मैं दो घंटेतक खेला।
- āj ma͠i do ghaṇṭe tak khelā.
- I played for two hours today.
- up to
- नौ बजे से दो बजेतक पढ़ना है तुमको।
- nau baje se do baje tak paṛhnā hai tumko.
- You have to study from nine o'clock up to two o'clock.
- even
- मुझे बिलकुल उम्मीद नहीं थी कि वोतक मेरे खिलाफ़ बोल देगा।
- mujhe bilkul ummīd nahī̃ thī ki vo tak mere khilāf bol degā.
- I didn't even expect at all that even he will speak against me.
References
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “तक”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
- Platts, John T. (1884), “तक”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “tāˊvatka”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
Sanskrit
Pronunciation
- (Vedic) IPA(key): /tɐ.kɐ́/
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈt̪ɐ.kɐ/
Pronoun
तक • (taká) m
- this, this little