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tadbhavas

tadbhavas is the plural of tadbhava.

Meaning of tadbhava

Noun

tadbhava (plural tadbhavas)

  1. 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

Questions about tadbhavas

What is tadbhavas the plural of?
Tadbhavas is the plural of tadbhava.

Words near tadbhavas in the dictionary

  1. tadago-pie
  2. tadago-pies
  3. tadalafil
  4. tadasana
  5. tadbhava
  6. tadbhavas
  7. TADBIW
  8. TADC
  9. Tadcaster
  10. tadcu
  11. tadcus

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