तक

See also: तुक and ताकि

Hindi

Etymology

From Sauraseni Prakrit *𑀢𑀯𑀓𑁆𑀓 (*tavakka), *𑀢𑀸𑀯𑀓𑁆𑀓 (*tāvakka), from Sanskrit तावत्क (tā́vatka, bought for so much). Cognate with Punjabi ਤੱਕ (tak) / تّک (takk).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /t̪ək/

Postposition

तक (tak) (Urdu spelling تک)

  1. until
    दो बजे तकdo baje takuntil two o'clock
  2. for (a period of time)
  3. up to

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 (5805)”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
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