Takri

English

Etymology

First, “it may be connected with the word ṭankā, which suggests its origins as a commercial alphabet.” Second, it may be connected with ṭhakur, “in which case it may originally have been the script used by Rajput landlords.” George A. Grierson writes that the name means “the alphabet of the ṭakkas”, who “ruled the greater part of the northern Panjāb.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌʈɑːkəɾiː/

Adjective

Takri (not comparable)

1. Of the Takri script or of a Takri alphabet.

Derived terms

• Takri numeral

Proper noun

Takri (uncountable)

1. An abugida script (nearly extinct) used to write many languages originating in India, including Jammu Dogri, Chambeali, Kangri, Kahluri, Mandeali, Kullui, Gaddi, Mahasui, Kashtwari, Churahi, and Bhateali.

Translations

abugida alphabet of India and Nepal

• Assamese: টাকৰী (takori)
• Bengali: টাকরী (ṭakri)
• Burmese: ဋာကရီ (taka.ri)
• Gujarati: ટાકરી (ṭākrī)
• Hindi: टाकरी (hi) f (ṭākrī)
• Kannada: ಟಾಕರೀ (ṭākarī)
• Khmer: ដាករី (daakrii)
• Malayalam: ടാകരീ (ṭākarī)
• Marathi: टाकरी f (ṭākrī)
• Nepali: टाकरी (ṭākarī)
• Punjabi: ਟਾਕਰੀ (ṭākrī)
• Sanskrit: टाकरी f (ṭākarī)
• Tamil: தக்கிரி (takkiri)
• Telugu: టాకరీ (ṭākarī)
• Thai: ฏากรี
• Urdu: ٹاکْرِی f (ṭākrī)

Further reading

• Takri on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• IARTK, iktar, kirat, krait, takir