tatpuruṣa

See also: tatpurusa

English

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Etymology

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

Noun

tatpuruṣa (plural tatpuruṣas)

  1. (Sanskrit grammar, lexicography) 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.

See also

  • Category:English tatpurusa compounds

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