taluk

[ tah-look, tah-look ]

noun(in India)
  1. a hereditary estate.

  2. a subdivision of a revenue district.

Origin of taluk

1
1790–1800; <Urdu ta'alluq estate <Arabic
  • Also ta·lu·ka, ta·loo·ka [tah-loo-kuh]. /tɑˈlu kə/.

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taluk

taluka or talooka (tɑːˈluːkə)

/ (ˈtɑːlʊk, tɑːˈlʊk) /


noun(in India)
  1. a subdivision of a district; a group of several villages organized for revenue purposes

  2. a hereditary estate

Origin of taluk

1
C18: from Urdu ta' alluk estate, ultimately from Arabic

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