"taka" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈtɑːkə/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-taka.wav [Southern-England] 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: 90 10 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 72 28 Disambiguation of 'national currency of Bangladesh': 90 10
  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
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: tiki-taka

Inflected forms

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