Pali Alternative forms Alternative scripts𑀢𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀲𑀺𑀮𑀸 (Brahmi script)तक्कसिला (Devanagari script)তক্কসিলা (Bengali script)තක්කසිලා (Sinhalese script)တက္ကသိလာ or တၵ္ၵသိလႃ or တၵ်ၵသိလႃ (Burmese script)ตกฺกสิลา or ตักกะสิลา (Thai script)ᨲᨠ᩠ᨠᩈᩥᩃᩣ (Tai Tham script)ຕກ຺ກສິລາ or ຕັກກະສິລາ (Lao script)តក្កសិលា (Khmer script)𑄖𑄇𑄴𑄇𑄥𑄨𑄣𑄂 (Chakma script) Etymology Inherited from Sanskrit तक्षशिला (takṣaśilā, “City of Cut Stone”). Compare Gandhari 𐨟𐨐𐨿𐨮𐨭𐨁𐨫 (takṣaśila). Proper noun Takkasilā f Taxila (a city in Rawalpindi district, Punjab, Pakistan). Taxila (an ancient city) Descendants → Burmese: တက္ကသိုလ် (takka.suil)Pa'o Karen: တက္ကသိုလ်ႏ→ Shan: တၵ်ႈၵသူဝ်ႇ (tāk kǎ sò) / တၵ်ႉၵသူဝ်ႇ (tâ̰k kǎ sò)Wikiwand - on Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.