tadbhava
tadbhava noun: a word inherited from Old Indo-Aryan through a Prakrit used in a modern Indo-Aryan language.
Noun
tadbhava (plural tadbhavas)
- A word inherited from Old Indo-Aryan through a Prakrit used in a modern Indo-Aryan language.
- However, beyond lexis, the Macmillan range includes other adaptations, such as IPA encoding which reflects Indian English pronunciation, and etymologies that distinguish between "tatsama" and "tadbhava" terms, based on McGregor (1992).2012, James Lambert, “Beyond Hobson-Jobson: A new lexicography for Indian English”, in World Englishes, page 298
tadbhava meaning in Hindi, Bengali, Telugu and Malayalam
tadbhava in Hindi
- a word inherited from Old Indo-Aryan
- तद्भव tadbhav
tadbhava in Bengali
- a word inherited from Old Indo-Aryan
- তদ্ভব todbhob
tadbhava in Telugu
- a word inherited from Old Indo-Aryan
- తద్భవము tadbhavamu
tadbhava in Malayalam
- a word inherited from Old Indo-Aryan
- തദ്ഭവം tadbhavaṁ
More languagesFewer languages
- tadbhava in Sanskrit
- तद्भव tadbhava
Forms of tadbhava
| plural | tadbhavas |
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Origin of tadbhava
Learned borrowing from Sanskrit तद्भव (tadbhava).
Questions about tadbhava
- What does tadbhava mean?
- Tadbhava means a word inherited from Old Indo-Aryan through a Prakrit used in a modern Indo-Aryan language.
- What is tadbhava in Hindi?
- Tadbhava in Hindi is तद्भव (tadbhav). See Tadbhava meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is tadbhava?
- Tadbhava is a noun.
- What is the plural of tadbhava?
- The plural of tadbhava is tadbhavas.
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