ટાંકી

Gujarati

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀝𑀁𑀓 (ṭaṃka, “ditch, reservoir”), of uncertain further origin.[1] Has been linked to Sanskrit तडाग (taḍāga, “pond”), though this seems spurious.[2]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈʈɑ̃.ki/
  • Hyphenation: ટાં‧કી

Noun

ટાંકી • (ṭā̃kī) f

  1. cistern
    Synonym: તળાવ (taḷāv)

Descendants
  • → Portuguese: tanque
    • → Bengali: টাংকি (ṭaṅki)
    • → English: tank (see there for further descendants)
    • → Malay: tangki
    • → Spanish: tanque

References
  1. Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*ṭaṅka⁶”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
  2. Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “tank”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
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