Taxila

== Translingual == === Etymology === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) === Proper noun === Taxila m A taxonomic genus within the family Riodinidae – certain metalmarks. ==== Hypernyms ==== (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa – superphylum; Arthropoda – phylum; Hexapoda – subphylum; Insecta – class; Pterygota – subclass; Neoptera – infraclass; Lepidoptera – order; Ditrysia – suborder; Rhopalocera – infraorder; Papilionoidea – superfamily; Riodinidae – family; Nemeobiinae - subfamily; Nemeobiini - tribe; Abisarina - subtribe ==== Hyponyms ==== (genus): Taxila dora, Taxila haquinus (species) === References === Taxila haquinus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Taxila on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Taxila (genus) on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons == English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Ancient Greek Τάξιλα (Táxila), from Sanskrit तक्षशिला (takṣaśilā). === Proper noun === Taxila (historical) An ancient city and archaeological site in the modern province of Punjab, Pakistan. A modern town and archaeological site at that location. A tehsil (sub-division), headquartered in the town, of the Rawalpindi District of Punjab province, Pakistan. ==== Translations ==== == Latin == === Alternative forms === Taxilla === Etymology === Borrowed from Ancient Greek Τάξιλα (Táxila), itself from Sanskrit तक्षशिला (takṣaśilā). === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈtak.sɪ.ɫa] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈtak.si.la] === Proper noun === Taxila f sg (genitive Taxilae); first declension Taxila (an ancient city and archaeological site in the modern province of Punjab, Pakistan) ==== Declension ==== First-declension noun, with locative, singular only. === References === “Taxilla”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette. “Taxila”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly