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ta·ka

(tä′kə)

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[Bengali ṭākā, from Sanskrit ṭaṅkaḥ, stamped coin.]

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taka

(ˈtɑːkɑː)

(Currencies) the standard monetary unit of Bangladesh, divided into 100 paise

[from Bengali]

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ta•ka

(ˈtɑ kə)

n., pl. -kas.

the basic monetary unit of Bangladesh.

[1972; < Bengali ṭākā]

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taka - the basic unit of money in Bangladesh; equal to 100 paisa

paisa - a fractional monetary unit in Bangladesh and India and Nepal and Pakistan

Bangladeshi monetary unit - monetary unit in Bangladesh

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