Tak, Ṭak: 11 definitions

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Tak means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Hindi, biology. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.

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In Hinduism

Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar)

Source: Wikisource: A dictionary of Sanskrit grammar

Ṭak (टक्).—Krt affix अ (a), not admitting गुण (guṇa) or वृद्धि (vṛddhi) to the preceding vowel and causing ङीप् (ṅīp) in the feminine (by P.IV. 1.15), added to the roots गा, पा (, ) and हन् (han) under certain conditions; e. g. समग (samaga);, सुरापः, पतिघ्नी (surāpaḥ, patighnī) etc.; cf. P. IV. 2.8, 52, 53, 54, 55.

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Vyakarana (व्याकरण, vyākaraṇa) refers to Sanskrit grammar and represents one of the six additional sciences (vedanga) to be studied along with the Vedas. Vyakarana concerns itself with the rules of Sanskrit grammar and linguistic analysis in order to establish the correct context of words and sentences.

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Biology (plants and animals)

Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)

Tak in India is the name of a plant defined with Melia azedarach in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Azedaraca amena Raf. (among others).

Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):

· AAU Reports (1990)
· A General History of the Dichlamydeous Plants (1831)
· Phytotherapy Research (2003)
· Revisio Generum Plantarum (1891)
· Flora de Filipinas (1837)
· Biodiversidad del estado de Tabasco (2005)

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This sections includes definitions from the five kingdoms of living things: Animals, Plants, Fungi, Protists and Monera. It will include both the official binomial nomenclature (scientific names usually in Latin) as well as regional spellings and variants.

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Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Tak (तक्).—1, 2. P. Ved. (takati, takti)

1) To fly (as an arrow or bird), rush at or upon; सर्गो न तक्त्येतशः (sargo na taktyetaśaḥ) Ṛgveda 9.16.1.

2) To laugh at, deride, scoff.

3) To bear, endure.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Ṭak (टक्).—[(i) ṭaki] r. 1st and 10th cls. (ṭaṅkati ṭaṅkayati-te) To bind, to tie. bhvā0 pa0 pakṣe curā0 ubha0 saka0 seṭ idit .

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Tak (तक्).—[taka] r. 1st cl. (takati) 1. To laugh at or deride. 2. To bear. With vi and ati prefixed, and implying reciprocity (vyatitakate) To retort a laugh. (i) taki r. 1st cl. (taṅkati) To live in distress to be in poverty or pain. (taṃkate) To go to move. hasane sahane vā ḍa . hāse aka-sahane sakabhvā-para-seṭ .

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Tak (तक्).—1. ii. 2, [Parasmaipada.] [Ātmanepada.] ved. To start. 2. † i. 1, [Parasmaipada.] To laugh, or to endure.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Tak (तक्).—takti [participle] takta rush, fly.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Tak (तक्):—[class] 2. kti ([class] 1. kati [‘to laugh’ or ‘to bear’ [Dhātupāṭha v, 2]] [Naighaṇṭuka, commented on by Yāska ii, 14]; [infinitive mood] kitum, [Nirukta, by Yāska ix, 3])

—to rush along, [Ṛg-veda ix, 16, 1];—

2) cf. niṣ-ṭak, pari-takana, pra-takta; [Lithuanian] tekú.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Ṭak (टक्):—(ki, i) ṭaṅkati, ṭaṅkayati 1. 10. a. To bind, to tie, to fasten.

2) Tak (तक्):—takati 1. a. To laugh at or deride; to bear. With vyati to retort a laugh. (i) taṅkati to live in distress, or want.

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Tak in German

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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.

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Hindi dictionary

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Tak in Hindi refers in English to:—(ind) to, upto; till, until; by..—tak (तक) is alternatively transliterated as Taka.

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