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tatsama

tatsama noun: a Sanskrit learned loanword used in a South Asian language.

Noun

tatsama (plural tatsamas or tatsama)

  1. A Sanskrit learned loanword used in a South Asian 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

tatsama meaning in Hindi, Urdu, Bengali and Telugu

tatsama in Hindi

a word borrowed from Sanskrit in a South Asian language
तत्सम tatsam

tatsama in Urdu

a word borrowed from Sanskrit in a South Asian language
تتسم tatsam

tatsama in Bengali

a word borrowed from Sanskrit in a South Asian language
তৎসম tôtśômô

tatsama in Telugu

a word borrowed from Sanskrit in a South Asian language
తత్సమము tatsamamu
More languagesFewer languages
tatsama in Malayalam
തത്സമം tatsamaṁ
tatsama in Sanskrit
तत्सम tatsama

Forms of tatsama

pluraltatsamas
pluraltatsama

Origin of tatsama

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit तत्सम (tatsama). Tatsama was originally employed to refer to those inherited Prakrit words that were identical in form with Sanskrit; later it came to refer to learned loans introduced into the post-Prakritic speech as well. Traditionally, the term was used for both inherited words that were unmodified in form, and learned words. However from a strict linguistic point of view, the term refers only to learned borrowings from Sanskrit.

Questions about tatsama

What does tatsama mean?
Tatsama means a Sanskrit learned loanword used in a South Asian language.
What is tatsama in Hindi?
Tatsama in Hindi is तत्सम (tatsam). See Tatsama meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is tatsama?
Tatsama is a noun.
What is the plural of tatsama?
The plural of tatsama is tatsamas.

Words near tatsama in the dictionary

  1. Tatreez
  2. Tatro
  3. Tatros
  4. tats
  5. tats up
  6. tatsama
  7. tatsamas
  8. tatsoi
  9. TatsuJun
  10. Tatsuko
  11. Tatsumi

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