taluk

== English == === Alternative forms === talook, talooka, taluka, taluq, taluqa, thaluk === Etymology === Borrowed from Urdu تَعَلُّق (ta'alluq), borrowed from Classical Persian تَعَلُّق (ta'alluq), borrowed from Arabic تَعَلُّق (taʕalluq), from تَعَلَّقَ (taʕallaqa). === Noun === taluk (plural taluks) A hereditary estate in parts of India; subsequently, an administrative subdivision of a district. Synonym: tahsil 2015, Tridip Suhrud, translating Govardhanram Madhavram Tripathi, Sarasvatichandra I, Orient BlackSwan 2015, p. 46: Suvarnapur, Ratnanagari, a few other native states, and seven or eight taluks were under his jurisdiction. === Further reading === Henry Yule; A[rthur] C[oke] Burnell (1903), “talook”, in William Crooke, editor, Hobson-Jobson […] , London: John Murray, […], page 894. === Anagrams === taklu, tulka == Tausug == === Pronunciation === (Sinūgan Parianun) IPA(key): /taluk/ [t̪aˈluk̚] Rhymes: -uk Syllabification: ta‧luk === Noun === taluk (Sulat Sūg spelling تَلُكْ) purple; violet (color) === Adjective === taluk (Sulat Sūg spelling تَلُكْ) purple; violet (color)