English Explanatory Dictionary

tatpuruṣa

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. 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.

Word forms

tatpuruṣa tatpuruṣas tatpurusa tatpurusha

Etymology

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

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