tarka
/ˈtɑː(ɹ)kə/
tarka noun: heated oil or ghee in which spices and onion, etc. are well-stirred and browned.
Noun
tarka (uncountable)
tarka meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
tarka in Hindi
- method of tempering spices in hot oil
- तड़का taṛkā, छौंक cha͠uk
tarka in Tamil
- method of tempering spices in hot oil
- தாளிப்பு tāḷippu, தாளித்தல் tāḷittal
tarka in Marathi
- method of tempering spices in hot oil
- फोडणी phoḍṇī
tarka in Urdu
- method of tempering spices in hot oil
- تڑکا, بگھار
More languagesFewer languages
- tarka in Bengali
- বাগার bagar, ফোড়ন phōṛon
- tarka in Telugu
- పోపు pōpu, తాళింపు tāḷimpu
- tarka in Malayalam
- താളിപ്പ് tāḷippŭ
- tarka in Kannada
- ಒಗ್ಗರಣೆ oggaraṇe
- tarka in Punjabi
- ਤੜਕਾ taṛkā
- tarka in Gujarati
- વઘાર vaghār
- tarka in Odia
- ବଘାର baghāra, ଛୁଙ୍କ chuṅka
Forms of tarka
| alternative form | tadka |
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Origin of tarka
Borrowed from Hindustani तड़का / تڑکا (taṛkā).
Words formed from tarka
Phrases with tarka
Questions about tarka
- What does tarka mean?
- Tarka means heated oil or ghee in which spices and onion, etc. are well-stirred and browned.
- What is tarka in Hindi?
- Tarka in Hindi is तड़का (taṛkā), छौंक (cha͠uk). See Tarka meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is tarka?
- Tarka is a noun.
- How do you pronounce tarka?
- Tarka is pronounced /ˈtɑː(ɹ)kə/.
Words near tarka in the dictionary
Source and license
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