ਤਰਖਾਣ

Punjabi

Alternative forms
  • ਤਰਖ਼ਾਣ (tarxāṇ)

Etymology

Either from Persian ⁧ترخان⁩ or Old Turkic ⁧𐱃𐰺𐰴𐰣⁩ (t¹r¹qn¹).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /t̪ə.ɾᵊ.kʰäː.ɳᵊ/, /t̪ə.ɾᵊ.x̠äː.ɳᵊ/

Proper noun

ਤਰਖਾਣ • (tarkhāṇ) m (Shahmukhi spelling ⁧ترکھاݨ⁩)

  1. Tarkhan; a carpentry caste common in the Punjab region of India and Pakistan

Noun

ਤਰਖਾਣ • (tarkhāṇ) m or f (Shahmukhi spelling ⁧ترکھاݨ⁩)

  1. Tarkhan; a member of the Tarkhan caste, who are carpenters or joiners by trade
  2. carpenter, joiner
  3. (historical) tarkhan; an ancient Central Asian title
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