taluk

noun

ta·​luk

täˈlu̇k

variants or taluka or less commonly talooka

-kə

plural -s

1

: an hereditary estate in India

2

: a collectorate or administrative subdivision comprising an Indian revenue district

Word History

Etymology

Urdu taʽalluq estate, from Arabic

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