Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Oct 24, 2006 13:15
17 yrs ago
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Hindi term
India
Translation that reads like original
Native in: Marathi 
, Hindi
Works in: Italian to English, Marathi to English, Hindi to English, and 4 more.
taluka
Hindi to English
Other
General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters
This term is used along with tahsil and prakhand. These terms are given as options in a form.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 5 +2 | taluk |
Narasimhan Raghavan
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| 5 +1 | "A big landed estate" |
satish krishna itikela
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| 4 +1 | taluka/tehsil |
Balasubramaniam L.
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| 5 | Subdistrict |
Seema Ugrankar
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Proposed translations
+2
6 mins
Narasimhan Raghavan
Also a qualified engineer
Native in: Tamil
Works in: English to Tamil, Tamil to English, French to Tamil, and 6 more.
Related KudoZ points
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4
Selected
taluk
An administration unit forming a part of Tehsil, which in turn is a part of a district. Peculiar to the Indian sub-contnent as a whole, a legacy of the Mughal empire.
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Note added at 1 hr (2006-10-24 14:24:35 GMT)
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It is just as I told. Just retain the word as suggested.
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Note added at 1 hr (2006-10-24 14:24:35 GMT)
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It is just as I told. Just retain the word as suggested.
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
keshab
: Yes,my lord, the word for land mesurement in the sub continent retains in modern english.
1 hr
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Thanks Keshab. "My lord??" It is three much!!
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| agree |
georgina singh
157 days
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Selected automatically based on peer agreement."
+1
8 mins
satish krishna itikela
India
India
Native in Hindi
India
24 Years in Telugu Translation
Native in: Telugu , Hindi
Works in: English to Telugu, Telugu to English, Hindi to Telugu
Related KudoZ points
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4
"A big landed estate"
These are the specific terms used in land administration.
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Note added at 22 mins (2006-10-24 13:37:11 GMT)
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This can be as it is used in English as "Taluk" i just gave the translation of the term.
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Note added at 22 mins (2006-10-24 13:37:11 GMT)
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This can be as it is used in English as "Taluk" i just gave the translation of the term.
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2 hrs
Balasubramaniam L.
India
India
Native in Hindi
India
Fast, accurate, elegant translation
Native in: Hindi 
Works in: English to Hindi, Hindi
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4
taluka/tehsil
Actually taluka and tehsil are often used interchangeably and they mean the same thing - an administrative unit headed by a talukadar or tehsildar.
This answers.com article explains the meaning better:
http://www.answers.com/tehsil
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Note added at 2 hrs (2006-10-24 15:38:01 GMT)
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This being a specific Indian subcontinental term, it should be left as it is.
This answers.com article explains the meaning better:
http://www.answers.com/tehsil
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Note added at 2 hrs (2006-10-24 15:38:01 GMT)
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This being a specific Indian subcontinental term, it should be left as it is.
3 days 12 hrs
Seema Ugrankar
India
India
Native in Hindi
Works in field
India
Top quality translations & BTs
Native in: Gujarati , Hindi
Works in: English to Gujarati, English to Hindi, Gujarati to English, and 2 more.
Subdistrict
Taluka=Subdistrict
This term along with 'Jilla' (District) often appears on birth certificates.
This term along with 'Jilla' (District) often appears on birth certificates.
Discussion
I have asked about tahseel in a different post.