What does "taluk" mean?

A hereditary estate in parts of India; subsequently, an administrative subdivision of a district.

What is a synonym for "taluk"?

Common synonyms include: tahasil, tahsil, tahsil, tehsil.

Taluk

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Noun

1
A hereditary estate in parts of India; subsequently, an administrative subdivision of a district.
"Suvarnapur, Ratnanagari, a few other native states, and seven or eight taluks were under his jurisdiction."

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tahasil tahsil tahsil tehsil

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"Suvarnapur, Ratnanagari, a few other native states, and seven or eight taluks were under his jurisdiction."

Etymology

Etymology tree Arabic تَعَلَّقَ (taʕallaqa)der. Arabic تَعَلُّق (taʕalluq)bor. Classical Persian تَعَلُّق (ta'alluq)bor. Urdu تَعَلُّق (ta'alluq)bor. English taluk Borrowed from Urdu تَعَلُّق (ta'alluq), borrowed from Classical Persian تَعَلُّق (ta'alluq), borrowed from Arabic تَعَلُّق (taʕalluq), from تَعَلَّقَ (taʕallaqa).

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