ترکھان

Punjabi

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

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

Proper noun

⁧تَرکھاݨ⁩ • (tarkhāṇ) m (Gurmukhi spelling ਤਰਖਾਣ)

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

Noun

⁧تَرکھاݨ⁩ • (tarkhāṇ) m or f (Gurmukhi spelling ਤਰਖਾਣ)

  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
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.