Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tatsama

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: tat-sama
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A Sanskrit learned loanword used in a South Asian language.

Example Sentences

"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)."

Etymology

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.

Inflected Forms

tatsamas (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

tadbhava semi-tatsama

Questions

What does tatsama mean?: A Sanskrit learned loanword used in a South Asian language.
Where does tatsama come from?: 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.

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