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taka en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˈtɑːkə/

Etymology

From Bengali টাকা (ṭaka), from Sanskrit टङ्क (ṭaṅka).

Meanings

1. The official currency of Bangladesh, equal to 100 paisas. Symbol: ৳
2. (alt-of, romanization) Romanization of the Bengali name of the official currencies of India, Pakistan, Mauritius, Nepal, Seychelles, or Sri Lanka.
   alt of Mauritius
   alt of Nepal
   alt of or Sri Lanka
   alt of Pakistan
   alt of Seychelles
   alt of the Bengali name of the official currencies of India
3. (alt-of, alternative) Alternative form of tanka (“historical Central and South Asian currency”).
   alt of tanka

Forms

Relateds

tiki-taka

Translations (19)

ur ٹکا (national currency of Bangladesh) · ru та́ка (national currency of Bangladesh) · ms taka (national currency of Bangladesh) · pl taka (national currency of Bangladesh) · ar تَاكَا (national currency of Bangladesh) · ja タカ (national currency of Bangladesh) · cs taka (national currency of Bangladesh) · bn টাকা (national currency of Bangladesh) · sa टङ्क (national currency of Bangladesh) · mr टाका (national currency of Bangladesh) · cmn 塔卡 (national currency of Bangladesh) · pt taca (national currency of Bangladesh) · ko 타카 (national currency of Bangladesh) · hi टंक (national currency of Bangladesh) · ur ٹاکا (national currency of Bangladesh) · de Taka (national currency of Bangladesh) · hu taka (national currency of Bangladesh) · hi टका (national currency of Bangladesh) · fr taka (national currency of Bangladesh)