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Definition of Takas
1. taka [n] - See also: taka
Lexicographical Neighbors of Takas
Literary usage of Takas
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Coins of Ancient India from the Earliest Times Down to the Seventh Century A.D. by Sir Alexander Cunningham (1891)
"198), makes the Queen sell it for " 70 lakhs to the takas. ... But with a seer
of 100 takas, the chha-taka would be more exactly 16^, or 16'166 parts—with ..."
2. A Collection of Temne Traditions, Fables and Proverbs: With an English by Christian Friedrich Schlenker (1861)
"OO ooo B. De, I ta takas he ki o-fino. B. ,,No, I did not learn it well yet." A.
Pa trul he, be ma memar- A. ,,H will not be hard, if thou ki g-fino. doest ..."
3. The Gentleman's Magazine (1812)
"Ia the original game a man moves, and seg take forward only, and a king move from
square to square, and takas the adversary's piece or pieces near s in this ..."
4. Women in Rice Farming: Proceedings of a Conference on Women in Rice Farming by International Rice Research Institute (1985)
"The average charge to users of the rice mill was 2-3 takas for husking one maund
of paddy (38 kgs) according to the season, the kind of milling required, ..."
5. On Early English Pronunciation: With Special Reference to Shakespeare and by Alexander John Ellis, William Salesbury, Johann Andreas Schmeller, Francis James Child, Alexander Barclay, Johan Winkler (1874)
"... and in Leeuwarden, in children's language, both hands and feet are called (puu-tan,
puu'takas) or (p*)-tan, pjj-takas); compare the English nursery term ..."
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