ਤਾਕ

Punjabi

Adjective

ਤਾਕ • (tāk) (Shahmukhi spelling تاک)

1. adept, skilled, expert, proficient
2. odd (as opposed to even)

Noun

ਤਾਕ • (tāk) m (Shahmukhi spelling تاک)

1. doorleaf
2. door

Derived terms

• ਤਾਕੀ f (tākī, “window leaf”)

Noun

ਤਾਕ • (tāk) f (Shahmukhi spelling تاک)

1. lying in wait
2. fixed stare

Derived terms

• ਤਾਕ ਰੱਖਣੀ (tāk rakkhaṇī, “lie in wait”, verb)
• ਤਾਕ ਲਾਉਣੀ (tāk lāuṇī, “stare fixedly”, verb)
• ਤਾਕ ਵਿਚ (tāk vic, “waiting for a chance”, adverb)

Further reading

• “ਤਾਕ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024
• Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “ਤਾਕ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.