"taka" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈtɑːkə/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-taka.wav Forms: takas [plural]
Etymology: From Bengali টাকা (ṭaka), from Sanskrit टङ्क (ṭaṅka). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|bn|টাকা}} Bengali টাকা (ṭaka), {{der|en|sa|टङ्क}} Sanskrit टङ्क (ṭaṅka) Head templates: {{en-noun}} taka (plural takas)
  1. The official currency of Bangladesh, equal to 100 paisas. Symbol: ৳ Categories (topical): Currencies Categories (place): Bangladesh Translations (national currency of Bangladesh): تَاكَا (tākā) [feminine] (Arabic), টাকা (ṭaka) (Bengali), 塔卡 (tǎkǎ) (Chinese Mandarin), taka [feminine] (Czech), taka [masculine] (French), Taka [masculine] (German), टका (ṭakā) [masculine] (Hindi), टंक (ṭaṅk) [masculine] (Hindi), taka (Hungarian), タカ (taka) (Japanese), 타카 (taka) (Korean), taka (Malay), टाका (ṭākā) [masculine] (Marathi), taka [feminine] (Polish), taca [masculine] (Portuguese), та́ка (táka) [feminine] (Russian), टङ्क (ṭaṅka) [masculine] (Sanskrit), ٹاکا (ṭākā) [masculine] (Urdu)
    Sense id: en-taka-en-noun-uDPIr4LP Disambiguation of Currencies: 63 37 Disambiguation of Bangladesh: 81 19 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 24 entries, Terms with Arabic translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hindi translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Marathi translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Sanskrit translations, Terms with Urdu translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 68 32 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 85 15 Disambiguation of Pages with 24 entries: 7 3 0 0 1 1 1 2 5 1 1 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 1 1 3 5 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 8 3 3 2 4 6 6 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Arabic translations: 49 51 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 81 19 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 73 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Hindi translations: 52 48 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 83 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 57 43 Disambiguation of Terms with Marathi translations: 60 40 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 83 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Sanskrit translations: 61 39 Disambiguation of Terms with Urdu translations: 58 42 Disambiguation of 'national currency of Bangladesh': 88 12
  2. Alternative form of tanka (“historical Central and South Asian currency”) Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: tanka (extra: historical Central and South Asian currency)
    Sense id: en-taka-en-noun-ru~iuMnF Categories (other): Terms with Arabic translations, Terms with Bengali translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Hindi translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Korean translations, Terms with Malay translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations Disambiguation of Terms with Arabic translations: 49 51 Disambiguation of Terms with Bengali translations: 39 61 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 41 59 Disambiguation of Terms with Hindi translations: 52 48 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 42 58 Disambiguation of Terms with Korean translations: 35 65 Disambiguation of Terms with Malay translations: 42 58 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 40 60 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 39 61
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: tiki-taka

Inflected forms

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