تک

See also: بك

Persian

Etymology 1

From Middle Persian tk' (tag, running; attack). Akin to Old Armenian ասպատակ (aspatak); an Iranian borrowing.

Alternative forms

  • تگ (tag)

Noun

تک (tak)

  1. running; rushing at
  2. pace of a horse
  3. heat, race
  4. any quick motion, stroke, blow
  • پاتک (pâtak, counter-attack)

References

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Turkish tek (single).

Or from Middle Iranian. Compare Middle Persian tʾk (tāg, item, unit; alone, single), Persian تاه (tāh, item, unit; plait, fold, ply).

Adjective

تک (tak)

  1. solo, single

Etymology 3

Noun

تک (tak)

  1. (rare, regional) A small spherical ball of glass used in children's games, marble.
Synonyms
  • تیله (tile)

Punjabi

Etymology

From Sauraseni Prakrit *𑀢𑀯𑀓𑁆𑀓 (*tavakka), *𑀢𑀸𑀯𑀓𑁆𑀓 (*tāvakka), from Sanskrit तावत्क (tā́vatka, bought for so much). Cognate with Hindi तक (tak) / Urdu تک (tak).

Postposition

تّک (takk) (Gurmukhi spelling ਤੱਕ)

  1. until
  2. for (a period of time)
  3. up to

References

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