As a Hindi name
तालक · noun · masculine
हरताल · ताला · गोपीचंदन — Śabdasāgara
तालक · noun · masculine
इलाका · संबंध । लगाव — Śabdasāgara cross-reference followed: दे॰ तअल्लुक
तालक · tālak · s.m.
A bolt, latch; a padlock ( = tālā, q.v.) — Platts (1884), digital edition courtesy DSAL, University of Chicago, p. 306
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
orpiment, and
Verified derivationMultiple readings (11)Why this matches what you typed
M3 · meaning shifts "tālaka" is derived from "tāla" with the ka/kan suffix — a related word whose meaning shifts, so both meanings are shown.
tāla m. (Siddh. napuṃs. 25, Sch.) the palmyra tree or fan-palm (Borassus flabelliformis, producing a sort of spirituous liquor; considered as a measure of height, R. iv; vi, 2, 6; Lalit. iii, xxii; forming a banner, MBh. iv, vi, xvi; Hariv.; to pierce seven fan-palms with one shot is held to be a great feat, R. i, 1, 64; AgP. viii, 2), Mn. viii, 246; MBh. &c.
(fr. tāḍa) slapping the hands together or against one's arm, xiii, 1397; R. &c.
tālaka m. (Siddh. puṃl. 29) N. of a venomous insect, Suśr. v, 8, 13
N. of a teacher, VāyuP. i, 61, 45 (v.l. ˚lika)
Dictionary citations
tālaka m. (Siddh. puṃl. 29) N. of a venomous insect, Suśr. v, 8, 13
N. of a teacher, VāyuP. i, 61, 45 (v.l. ˚lika)
tālaka n. orpiment, Bhpr. v, 26, 48 and 221
a fragrant earth, L.
a lock, bolt, L.
tāla m. (Siddh. napuṃs. 25, Sch.) the palmyra tree or fan-palm (Borassus flabelliformis, producing a sort of spirituous liquor; considered as a measure of height, R. iv; vi, 2, 6; Lalit. iii, xxii; forming a banner, MBh. iv, vi, xvi; Hariv.; to pierce seven fan-palms with one shot is held to be a great feat, R. i, 1, 64; AgP. viii, 2), Mn. viii, 246; MBh. &c.
(fr. tāḍa) slapping the hands together or against one's arm, xiii, 1397; R. &c.
Alternative readings
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