ਤਾਕ

Punjabi

Adjective

ਤਾਕ • (tāk) (Shahmukhi spelling تاک)

  1. adept, skilled, expert, proficient
  2. odd (as opposed to even)

Noun

ਤਾਕ • (tāk) m (Shahmukhi spelling تاک)

  1. doorleaf
  2. door

Derived terms

Noun

ਤਾਕ • (tāk) f (Shahmukhi spelling تاک)

  1. lying in wait
  2. fixed stare

Derived terms
  • ਤਾਕ ਰੱਖਣੀ (tāk rakkhaṇī, “lie in wait”, verb)
  • ਤਾਕ ਲਾਉਣੀ (tāk lāuṇī, “stare fixedly”, verb)
  • ਤਾਕ ਵਿਚ (tāk vic, “waiting for a chance”, adverb)

Further reading
  • “ਤਾਕ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024
  • Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “ਤਾਕ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.
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