Takri

English Etymology First, “it may be connected with the word ṭankā, which suggests its origins as a commercial alphabet.” Second, it may be connected with ṭhakur, “in which case it may originally have been the script used by Rajput landlords.” George A. Grierson writes that the name means “the alphabet of the ṭakkas”, who “ruled the greater part of the northern Panjāb. Pronunciation en /ˌʈɑːkəɾiː/ Adjective - Of the Takri script or of a Takri alphabet. Derived terms en Takri numeral Proper noun - An abugida script (nearly extinct) used to write many languages originating in India, including Jammu Dogri, Chambeali, Kangri, Kahluri, Mandeali, Kullui, Gaddi, Mahasui, Kashtwari, Churahi, and Bhateali. Translations abugida alphabet of India and Nepal Assamese: as টাকৰী Bengali: bn টাকরী Burmese: my ဋာကရီ Gujarati: gu ટાકરી Hindi: hi टाकरी f Kannada: kn ಟಾಕರೀ Khmer: km ដាករី Malayalam: ml ടാകരീ Marathi: mr टाकरी f Nepali: ne टाकरी Punjabi: pa ਟਾਕਰੀ Sanskrit: sa टाकरी f Tamil: ta தக்கிரி Telugu: te టాకరీ Thai: th ฏากรี Urdu: ur ٹاکْرِی f ṭākrī Further reading Anagrams en aikrt IARTK iktar kirat krait takir en Alphabets Writing systems