ਤੱਕ

Punjabi

Etymology 1

Inherited from Paisaci Prakrit, from Sanskrit तर्क (tarka, inquiry, conjecture)

Noun

ਤੱਕ (takka) f (Shahmukhi spelling تّک)

  1. courage, boldness, pluck, nerve
  2. expectation, hope

Etymology 2

Inherited from Paisaci Prakrit [Term?] (compare Sauraseni Prakrit *𑀢𑀯𑀓𑁆𑀓 (*tavakka), *𑀢𑀸𑀯𑀓𑁆𑀓 (*tāvakka)), from Sanskrit तावत्क (tā́vatka, bought for so much). Cognate with Hindi तक (tak) / Urdu تک (tak).

Postposition

ਤੱਕ (takka) (Shahmukhi spelling تّک)

  1. until
  2. for (a period of time)
  3. up to

Verb

ਤੱਕ (takka)

  1. singular intimate imperative of ਤੱਕਣਾ (takkaṇā)

References

  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), tāˊvatka”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
  • ਤੱਕ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2023
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