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From ਤੜ (taṛ, “immediately”). Cognate with Hindi तड़का (taṛkā).
ਤੜਕਾ • (taṛkā) m (Shahmukhi spelling تڑکا)
- dawn, early morning, morning
- Synonyms: ਸਵਖਤਾ (savkhatā), ਸਾਝਰਾ (sājhrā), ਸਵੇਰ (saver), ਝਲਾਂਗ (jhalāṅg), ਫ਼ਜਰ (fajar), ਸੁਬ੍ਹਾ (subhā)
- tarka