# taluk

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #70,318

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

## Etymology
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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).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/taluk