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taluk
[ tah-look, tah-look ]
noun
- a hereditary estate.
- a subdivision of a revenue district.
taluk
/ tɑːˈlʊk; ˈtɑːlʊk; tɑːˈluːkə /
noun
- a subdivision of a district; a group of several villages organized for revenue purposes
- a hereditary estate
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Word History and Origins
Origin of taluk1
1790–1800; < Urdu ta'alluq estate < Arabic
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Word History and Origins
Origin of taluk1
C18: from Urdu ta' alluk estate, ultimately from Arabic
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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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