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Tanga (carriage)

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A tonga or tanga (IAST ṭā̃gā, Hindi: टाँगा, Urdu: تانگا, Bengali: টাঙ্গা) is a light carriage or curricle drawn by ONE horse (compare ekka) used for transportation in India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh. [1]

16 relations: Auto rickshaw, Bangladesh, Bengali language, Carriage, Curricle, Ekka (carriage), Hindi, Horse-drawn vehicle, India, International Alphabet of Sanskrit Transliteration, Jugaad, Pakistan, Pulled rickshaw, Taxicab, Urdu, Wedding.

Auto rickshaw

An auto rickshaw is a motorized development of the traditional pulled rickshaw or cycle rickshaw.

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Bangladesh

Bangladesh (বাংলাদেশ, lit. "The country of Bengal"), officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh (গণপ্রজাতন্ত্রী বাংলাদেশ), is a country in South Asia.

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Bengali language

Bengali, also known by its endonym Bangla (বাংলা), is an Indo-Aryan language spoken in South Asia.

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Carriage

A carriage is a wheeled vehicle for people, usually horse-drawn; litters (palanquins) and sedan chairs are excluded, since they are wheelless vehicles.

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Curricle

A curricle was a smart, light two-wheeled chaise or "chariot", large enough for the driver and a passenger and— most unusual for a vehicle with a single axle—usually drawn by a carefully matched pair of horses.

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Ekka (carriage)

An ekka (sometimes spelt hecca, ecka or ekkha) is a one-horse carriage used in northern India.

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Hindi

Hindi (Devanagari: हिन्दी, IAST: Hindī), or Modern Standard Hindi (Devanagari: मानक हिन्दी, IAST: Mānak Hindī) is a standardised and Sanskritised register of the Hindustani language.

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Horse-drawn vehicle

A horse-drawn vehicle is a mechanized piece of equipment pulled by one horse or by a team of horses.

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India

India (IAST), also called the Republic of India (IAST), is a country in South Asia.

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International Alphabet of Sanskrit Transliteration

The International Alphabet of Sanskrit Transliteration (I.A.S.T.) is a transliteration scheme that allows the lossless romanization of Indic scripts as employed by Sanskrit and related Indic languages.

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Jugaad

Jugaad (alternatively Juggaar) is a colloquial Hindi (Devanagari: जुगाड़) and Punjabi word, which has various meanings depending on the situation.

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Pakistan

Pakistan (پاکِستان), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan (اِسلامی جمہوریہ پاکِستان), is a country in South Asia.

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Pulled rickshaw

A pulled rickshaw (or ricksha) is a mode of human-powered transport by which a runner draws a two-wheeled cart which seats one or two people.

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Taxicab

A taxicab, also known as a taxi or a cab, is a type of vehicle for hire with a driver, used by a single passenger or small group of passengers, often for a non-shared ride.

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Urdu

Urdu (اُردُو ALA-LC:, or Modern Standard Urdu) is a Persianised standard register of the Hindustani language.

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Wedding

A wedding is a ceremony where two people are united in marriage.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tanga_(carriage)

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