semi-tatsama
semi-tatsama noun: a semi-learned borrowing from Sanskrit.
Noun
semi-tatsama (plural semi-tatsamas)
- A semi-learned borrowing from Sanskrit.
- It will be interesting to note how persistent is the Prakritic or MIA. system of phonetics in NIA., in giving a tadbhava look to recently introduced tatsama words, in pronunciation, and turning them into semi-tatsamas going very close to tadbhavas, actually existing or possible,—although the...1926, Suniti Kumar Chatterji, The Origin and Development of the Bengali Language, page 200
- Initial v can also go back to Pkt. v, arisen either from Skr. vr in vaṇ (vraṇa-) and the semi-tatsama vaḍvat (vrata-)...1970, J. Bloch, Formation of the Marathi Language, page 160
semi-tatsama meaning in Hindi and Bengali
semi-tatsama in Hindi
- a word borrowed from Sanskrit earlier in an Indo-Aryan language's history and having since underwent change
- अर्धतत्सम ardhatatsam
semi-tatsama in Bengali
- a word borrowed from Sanskrit earlier in an Indo-Aryan language's history and having since underwent change
- অর্ধতৎসম ôrdhôtôtsômô
Forms of semi-tatsama
| plural | semi-tatsamas |
|---|---|
| alternative form | semitatsama |
Origin of semi-tatsama
From semi- + tatsama.
Questions about semi-tatsama
- What does semi-tatsama mean?
- Semi-tatsama means a semi-learned borrowing from Sanskrit.
- What is semi-tatsama in Hindi?
- Semi-tatsama in Hindi is अर्धतत्सम (ardhatatsam). See Semi-tatsama meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is semi-tatsama?
- Semi-tatsama is a noun.
- What is the plural of semi-tatsama?
- The plural of semi-tatsama is semi-tatsamas.
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