Sub-division in Malayalam
തുക്കിടി (thukkidi) is the entry glossed as sub-division, covering both the administrative unit and the office that runs it. Say thuk-ki-di. It is dated revenue vocabulary rather than current speech.
District, sub-division, sub- divisional office (r).
അവന് തുക്കിടി ഓഫീസില് പോയി
avan thukkidi opheesil poyi
He went to the sub-divisional office.
All Malayalam words for “sub-division”
- തുക്കിടി (thukkidi) — District, sub-division, sub- divisional office (r).
- താലൂക്ക് (thaalookk) — Taluq or taluk, sub-division of a district.
- പകുതി (pakuthi) — Half, sub-division of a taluq, nature.
താലൂക്ക് (thaalookk) is the taluk, the real sub-division of a district in Kerala, and പകുതി (pakuthi) means half, with its sub-division sense limited to the old revenue system.
Common questions
How do you say sub-division in Malayalam?
The entry here is തുക്കിടി (thukkidi); for an administrative sub-division of a district Kerala says താലൂക്ക് (thaalookk).
What is a thaalookk?
താലൂക്ക് (thaalookk) is the taluk, the revenue sub-division between the district and the village, still the unit people name when dealing with land records.