तर

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See also: तरु, तेर, तेरे, and त्र

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian تر (tar).

Pronunciation

Adjective

तर • (tar) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling تر)

  1. wet, soaked, moist
    Synonyms: भीगा (bhīgā), गीला (gīlā)
  2. fresh
    Synonym: ताज़ा (tāzā)
  3. cool, cold
    Synonyms: ठंडा (ṭhaṇḍā), शीतल (śītal)
  4. splendid, great
    Synonyms: बढ़िया (baṛhiyā), अच्छा (acchā)

Derived terms

Konkani

Conjunction

तर • (tar) (Latin script ?, Kannada script ?)

  1. then
  2. so

Marathi

Conjunction

तर • (tar)

  1. then

Interjection

तर • (tar)

  1. so, consequently, in that case

Noun

तर • (tar) f

  1. boat, ferry, raft

References

  • Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “तर”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
  • Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “तर”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press

Nepali

Etymology 1

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀧𑀭𑀁 (paraṃ), from Sanskrit परम् (param, “after, but”), oblique of पर (para, “distant, further”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key):
  • Phonetic Devanagari: तर

Conjunction

तर • (tara)

  1. but, nevertheless

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

Noun

तर • (tar)

  1. cream; milk skin, lactoderm

Pali

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Verb

तर

  1. Devanagari script form of tara, second-person singular imperative active of तरति (tarati, “to cross over”)
  2. Devanagari script form of tara, second-person singular imperative active of तरति (tarati, “to hurry”)

Noun

तर m

  1. Devanagari script form of tara (“the Pali root tar”)

Declension

Declension table of "तर" (masculine)
Case \ NumberSingular
Nominative (first)तरो (taro)
Genitive (sixth)तरस्स (tarassa)

Sanskrit

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Etymology

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Pronunciation

Noun

तर • (tara) stem, ?

  1. Crossing
  2. Surpassing, excelling
  3. Conquering, overpowering
  4. Freight
  5. road
  6. ferry-boat
  7. Fire

References

  • Apte, Macdonell (2022) “तर”, in Digital Dictionaries of South India [Combined Sanskrit Dictionaries]
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