Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tatpuruṣa

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: tat-pu-rusa
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

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.

Etymology

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

Origin

Source language: Sanskrit

Word Breakdown

Root: तत्पुरुष

Inflected Forms

tatpuruṣas (plural) tatpurusa (alternative) tatpurusha (alternative)

Questions

What does tatpuruṣa mean?: 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.
Where does tatpuruṣa come from?: It is traced to Sanskrit.

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