tarka
/ˈtɑː(ɹ)kə/noun
tarka is spelled T-A-R-K-A: 5 letters. It appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 110,368th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, tarka means “Heated oil or ghee in which spices and onion, etc. are well-stirred and browned” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in tarka?
| Letters | 5: T-A-R-K-A |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 13 million words; the 110,368th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is tarka?
Tarka appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 110,368th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce tarka?
- /ˈtɑː(ɹ)kə/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-tarka.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with tarka?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as tarka.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: karat, katar.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of tarka
- tadka
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does tarka mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Heated oil or ghee in which spices and onion, etc. are well-stirred and browned.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does tarka come from?
Borrowed from Hindustani तड़का / تڑکا (taṛkā).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).