taluk


taluk

(ˈtɑːlʊk; tɑːˈlʊk) ,

taluka

or

talooka

(in India) n1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) a subdivision of a district; a group of several villages organized for revenue purposes2. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) a hereditary estate[C18: from Urdu ta' alluk estate, ultimately from Arabic]