Taka (disambiguation) explained
Taka refers to a unit of currency in Bengali language. In Bangladesh, taka refers to the Bangladeshi taka, which is the currency of Bangladesh. In India, in the Bengali language speaking states of West Bengal and Tripura, taka refers to Indian Rupee.
Taka may also refer to:
People
Nicknamed or pseudonym
- William Tucker (settler) (1784–1817), early settler in New Zealand, called Taka by Maori
- , also known as DJ Taka, popular Bemani artist
- , Japanese artist nicknamed "Taka", "Taka-san", "Taka-chan"
- : Kazuko, Princess Taka
Surnamed
- Chazel Taka (1929–1974), Iraqi poet and politician
- Efraim Taka (born 1989), Israeli footballer; see List of Israeli football transfers summer 2014
- , Japanese academic
- Jussi Taka (born 1993) Finnish snowboarder
- Taka Sisters (disbanded 1936), Japanese-American Vaudeville act comprising three sisters Taka: Myrtle (1916-2011), Midi (1914-1936), Mary (1912-1991)
- , Japanese American actress
- Osman Taka (died 1887), Albanian dancer
- Seveci Taka (born 1981), Fijian rugby player
- , Japanese ice hockey player
- Tony Taka (born 1971), Japanese mangaka and artist
Fictional characters
Places
- Taka, Hyōgo, a town in Taka District, Japan
- Taka District, Hyōgo, a county-level unit in Japan
- Mount Taka (Osaka/Hyōgo), a mountain in Japan
- Taka Island (Taka-shima), a Japanese island in the Kujūku Islands
- Taka Atoll, a coral atoll in the Ratak Chain of the Marshall Islands
- Təkyə, Azerbaijan
- Taka, a former name for the district around Kassala, Sudan, now Kassala; see Alodia
Other uses
- Taka (film), a 2005 Bangladeshi drama film
- Taka (paper mache), Filipino paper mache
- Taka (boat), a traditional small boat used for carrying load or passengers, often built by Laz people of the Black Sea region
- Al-Taka SC, a Sudanese soccer club
- Taka, the term used in Bengali-speaking regions and sometimes in Maithili-speaking regions of India for Indian Rupee
- History of the taka, historical currencies so named
See also