taluk

[ tah-look, tah-look ]

noun

1. a hereditary estate.
2. a subdivision of a revenue district.

taluk

/ tɑːˈluːkə; tɑːˈlʊk; ˈtɑːlʊk /

noun

1. a subdivision of a district; a group of several villages organized for revenue purposes
2. a hereditary estate

Word History and Origins

Origin of taluk¹

1790–1800; < Urdu ta'alluq estate < Arabic

Word History and Origins

Origin of taluk¹

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

Example Sentences

At the head of all are district boards, a portion of whose members are elected by the taluk boards.

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There are only two families now in all Travancore, and they live in the Karunagapalli taluk.

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Few Pattars, except in the Palghat taluk, are large land-owners.

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Kapradan is a title given to the headman in the Palghat taluk.

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Pallichal is a place in the Neyyattinkara taluk, and Mayannat in Quilon.

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