LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
proper noun · femininefirst declension

Taxila

Taxila f sg (genitive Taxilae)
Classical[ˈtak.sɪ.ɫa]Ecclesiastical[ˈtak.si.la]

Meaning

  1. femininesingularTaxila (an ancient city and archaeological site in the modern province of Punjab, Pakistan)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeTaxila—
genitiveTaxilae—
dativeTaxilae—
accusativeTaxilam—
ablativeTaxilā—
vocativeTaxila—
locativeTaxilae—

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Τάξιλα (Táxila), itself from Sanskrit तक्षशिला (takṣaśilā).

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

GeographyTaxilaTaxila (Τάξιλα, Arrian, Anab. 5.8; Ταξίαλα, Ptol. 7.1.45), a place of great importance in the Upper Panjáb, between the Indus and Hydaspes, which was …

Quick answers

What does Taxila mean in Latin?
Taxila, a proper noun, means “Taxila (an ancient city and archaeological site in the modern province of Punjab, Pakistan)”.
What is the genitive of Taxila?
The genitive singular is Taxilae. Taxila is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce Taxila?
In classical Latin, [ˈtak.sɪ.ɫa]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈtak.si.la].