Toka, Ṭōka, Ṭoka, Ṭokā: 11 definitions
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Toka means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, Hindi. 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.
Alternative spellings of this word include Tok.
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Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryṭōka (टोक).—f A cluster of pearls or diamonds. 2 A golden bit of a gaḷēsarī, pāṭalī, nathaṇī and other female ornaments: also a spangle of glass stuck with the kuṅkūṃ on the forehead. 3 Pearl or white speck on the eye.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryToka (तोक).—An offspring, a child; व्याकरणे शकटस्य च तोकम् (vyākaraṇe śakaṭasya ca tokam) Nir.
Derivable forms: tokam (तोकम्).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryToka (तोक).—n.
(-kaṃ) A child, a son or daughter, male or female offspring. E. tu a Sautra root, to increase, affix ka, deriv. irr. also tokaka.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryToka (तोक).—I. n. 1. Offspring,
— Cf. ved. tuc, Offspring; tvakṣ, (= [Anglo-Saxon.] thegn, thegen, [Old High German.] degan, servus), probably [Gothic.] thius, thivi; A. S. theowa-man.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryToka (तोक).—[neuter] offspring, race, child ([often] connected [with] tanaya); p. vant.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Toka (तोक):—n. ([from] √1. tuc) offspring, children, race, child (often joined with tanaya; rarely [plural] [Atharva-veda i, v; Bhāgavata-purāṇa vi]), [Ṛg-veda; Atharva-veda; Kāṭhaka; Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa; Aitareya-brāhmaṇa; Pāṇini 3-3, 1; Kāraṇḍa-vyūha; Bhāgavata-purāṇa]
2) a new-born child; [ii, x]
3) m. ifc. the offspring of an animal (e.g. aja-, a young goat), [, iii, x]
4) cf. ava-, jīvatand sa-tokā
5) √tvakṣ.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryToka (तोक):—(kaṃ) 1. n. A child, offspring.
[Sanskrit to German]
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.
Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryṬoka (टोक) [Also spelled tok]:—(nf) an interruption; questioning, interrogation; -[ṭāka] interruption and intervention.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusTōka (ತೋಕ):—[noun] a child (girl or son).
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with (+47): Toka-adesha, Tokabalapallika, Tokacam, Tokada, Tokadakanamara, Tokai, Tokai-kurippucol, Tokai-nilaiceyyul, Tokai-nilaitotar, Tokai-nilaiuruvakam, Tokaiccuttiram, Tokaikattu, Tokaikkaran, Tokaikulal, Tokaimannai, Tokaimayil, Tokaimocam, Tokainul, Tokaippicaku, Tokaipporul.
Ends with (+15): Aflatoka, Agnistoka, Astoka, Atoka, Avatoka, Berokatoka, Bhuritoka, Ghritastoka, Gitoka, Jantoka, Jatatoka, Jatoka, Jivatoka, Jivattoka, Lalitoka, Lohitastoka, Madhustoka, Manastoka, Nakka toka, Nakkatoka.
Full-text (+17): Avatoka, Rajastoka, Tokata, Bhuritoka, Satoka, Vatoka, Jivattoka, Tokma, Tonka, Tuc, Tokavati, Shakatayana, Tokavat, Nakka toka, Manastoka, Tokini, Tokakkaran, Patrapishacika, Tokampar, Tokaya.
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