Speakur

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tantra

/ˈtʌntɹə/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.63 in modern English

Syllables
tan-tra
IPA
/ˈtʌntɹə/
6
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A Hindu or Buddhist religious or esoteric text.

name

The esoteric traditions of Hinduism and Buddhism that developed in India from the middle of the 1st millennium CE onwards.

Etymology

From Sanskrit तन्त्र (tantra), from Proto-Indo-European *ten-tlo- /*tn̥-tlo-, from *ten- (“to stretch, extend”) with the suffix *-tlom denoting instruments. Doublet of tar (“string instrument”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: तन्त्र

Inflected Forms

tantras (plural)

Derived Forms

tantric tantrist tantrically

Phrases

black tantra red tantra white tantra tantric sex

Synonyms

tantrism

Questions

How do you pronounce tantra?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈtʌntɹə/.
What does tantra mean?
A Hindu or Buddhist religious or esoteric text.
Where does tantra come from?
It is traced to Sanskrit.

How to pronounce tantra

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