tamas

See also: Tamas, Tamás, tamâș, and Tămaș

English

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit तमस् (támas, “darkness”).

Noun

tamas (uncountable)

  1. One of the three gunas in Hindu philosophy, representing things that are inert, resistant, or dark and destructive.
    Coordinate terms: sattva, rajas

Derived terms

Anagrams

Taivoan

Noun

tamas

  1. elder
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