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taluk (iou)



taluk noun. , taluq. L18.
[Persian, Urdu taallu&kdbelow; estate from Arab. (= dependence, attachment), from taalla&kdbelow;a adhere, be attached or connected.]
In the Indian subcontinent: orig., a hereditary estate; now, an administrative district for taxation purposes, usu. comprising a number of villages, a collectorate.