taka
- noun
- /ˈtɑːkə/
- Taka...
Examples
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All that was necessary was to lend her five taka, and the problem would be solved.
Academic text (1998) -
Only 1.7% of families had a monthly income of more than Taka 5000 (USD 70), while 23.8% had from Taka 1000 (US$ 14) to Taka 2000 (US$ 28) per month.
Academic text (2007) -
What about Taka?
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The cost of the bamboo was five taka (worth about U.S. $0.20 at the time).
Academic text (1998) -
In terms of affordability, one morphine tablet costs around 10 Taka (one-sixth of a US dollar).
Academic text (2010) -
They were really coming at us a little bit, but we tweaked a couple of tactical situations with Taka and Neil Hlavaty in the midfield, and the second half was a lot better.
Blog text (1) -
Only 1.7% of families had a monthly income of more than Taka 5000 (USD 70), while 23.8% had from Taka 1000 (US$ 14) to Taka 2000 (US$ 28) per month.
Academic text (2007) -
Only 1.7% of families had a monthly income of more than Taka 5000 (USD 70), while 23.8% had from Taka 1000 (US$ 14) to Taka 2000 (US$ 28) per month.
Academic text (2007) -
The fentanyl patch is imported by multinational companies, costing around 300 Taka (US$5) for a 25 mcg/h patch.
Academic text (2010) -
I pay 800 taka just for this room.
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word taka comes from a Bengali word that means 'money' or 'coin' and was once the name for a silver coin, often written tanka. That's why taka is the name of Bangladesh's currency today.