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tatpuruṣa

tatpuruṣa noun: a dependent determinative compound, i.e. a compound XY meaning a type of Y which is related to X in a way corresponding to one of the grammatical cases of X.

Noun

tatpuruṣa (plural tatpuruṣas)

  1. (Sanskrit) A dependent determinative compound, i.e. a compound XY meaning a type of Y which is related to X in a way corresponding to one of the grammatical cases of X.

Forms of tatpuruṣa

pluraltatpuruṣas
alternative formtatpurusa
alternative formtatpurusha

Origin of tatpuruṣa

Borrowed from Sanskrit तत्पुरुष (tatpuruṣa), itself an example of tatpuruṣa.

Questions about tatpuruṣa

What does tatpuruṣa mean?
Tatpuruṣa means a dependent determinative compound, i.e. a compound XY meaning a type of Y which is related to X in a way corresponding to one of the grammatical cases of X.
What part of speech is tatpuruṣa?
Tatpuruṣa is a noun.
What is the plural of tatpuruṣa?
The plural of tatpuruṣa is tatpuruṣas.

Words near tatpuruṣa in the dictionary

  1. TATP
  2. tatpurusa
  3. tatpurusas
  4. tatpurusha
  5. tatpurushas
  6. tatpuruṣa
  7. tatpuruṣas
  8. Tatra
  9. Tatra Mountains
  10. Tatran
  11. Tatrang

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