taluk

[ tah-look, tah-look ]

noun

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

taluk

/ tɑːˈlʊk; ˈtɑːlʊk; tɑːˈluːkə /

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

Taluk, ta-lōōk′, n. in south and western India, a subdivision of a district presided over as regards revenue matters by a tahsīldār—in Bengal, a tract of proprietary land.—n.

From Project Gutenberg

A factory worker in Sriperumbudur Taluk, in the Kancheepuram district of the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu As women around the world enjoy broader opportunities and expanding roles, they're also experiencing one other increase in their lives — stress.

From Time

He could not have allowed the taluk Hasilpur to fall into arrears and purchase it himself in secret, if I had had the least inkling about it.’

From Project Gutenberg

Isolated from the main territory, and situated to the north-east of it, lies the major portion of the Chittore taluk, entirely surrounded by British territory.

From Project Gutenberg

Its western portion, the Basim taluk, consists of a fertile tableland, about 1000 ft. above sea-level, sloping down westward and southward to the rich valley of the Penganga; its eastern portion, the taluks of Mangrul and Pasud, mainly of a succession of low hills covered with poor grass.

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