tamas

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. One of the three gunas in Hindu philosophy, representing things that are inert, resistant, or dark and destructive.
name
  1. A surname from Hungarian.

Word forms

tamas Tamases

Etymology

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

Derived words

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