तंत्र

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Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit तन्त्र (tantra), from Proto-Indo-European *ten-tlo-/*tn̥-tlo-, ultimately from *ten-.

Noun

तंत्र (tantram

  1. system (especially of a government)
  2. mechanism, framework
  3. network
  4. operating system, OS

Declension

Derived terms

Marathi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit तन्त्र (tantra).

Pronunciation

Noun

तंत्र (tantran

  1. technique, mechanism

Declension

Declension of तंत्र (neut cons-stem)
direct
singular
तंत्र
tantra
direct
plural
तंत्रे, तंत्रं
tantre, tantra
singular
एकवचन
plural
अनेकवचन
nominative
प्रथमा
तंत्र
tantra
तंत्रे, तंत्रं
tantre, tantra
oblique
सामान्यरूप
तंत्रा
tantrā
तंत्रां-
tantrān-
acc. / dative
द्वितीया / चतुर्थी
तंत्राला
tantrālā
तंत्रांना
tantrānnā
ergative तंत्राने, तंत्रानं
tantrāne, tantrāna
तंत्रांनी
tantrānnī
instrumental तंत्राशी
tantrāśī
तंत्रांशी
tantrānśī
locative
सप्तमी
तंत्रात
tantrāt
तंत्रांत
tantrāt
vocative
संबोधन
तंत्रा
tantrā
तंत्रांनो
tantrānno
Oblique Note: The oblique case precedes all postpositions.
There is no space between the stem and the postposition.
Locative Note: -त (-ta) is a postposition.
Genitive declension of तंत्र (neut cons-stem)
masculine object
पुल्लिंगी कर्म
feminine object
स्त्रीलिंगी कर्म
neuter object
नपुसकलिंगी कर्म
oblique
सामान्यरूप
singular
एकवचन
plural
अनेकवचन
singular
एकवचन
plural
अनेकवचन
singular*
एकवचन
plural
अनेकवचन
singular subject
एकवचनी कर्ता
तंत्राचा
tantrāċā
तंत्राचे
tantrāċe
तंत्राची
tantrācī
तंत्राच्या
tantrācā
तंत्राचे, तंत्राचं
tantrāċe, tantrāċa
तंत्राची
tantrācī
तंत्राच्या
tantrācā
plural subject
अनेकवचनी कर्ता
तंत्रांचा
tantrānċā
तंत्रांचे
tantrānċe
तंत्रांची
tantrāñcī
तंत्रांच्या
tantrāncā
तंत्रांचे, तंत्रांचं
tantrānċe, tantrānċa
तंत्रांची
tantrāñcī
तंत्रांच्या
tantrāñcā
* Note: Word-final (e) in neuter words is alternatively written with the anusvara and pronounced as (a).
Oblique Note: For most postpostions, the oblique genitive can be optionally inserted between the stem and the postposition.

Derived terms

References

  • Berntsen, Maxine, “तंत्र”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.