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English

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtʌntɹə/, /ˈtɑːntɹə/, /ˈtæntɹə/
  • Hyphenation: tan‧tra

Noun

tantra (plural tantras)

  1. A Hindu or Buddhist religious or esoteric text.

Derived terms

Translations

Anagrams

Dutch

Etymology

Ultimately from Sanskrit तन्त्र (tantra). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtɑn.traː/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: tan‧tra
  • Rhymes: -ɑntraː

Noun

tantra m (plural tantra's)

  1. (Buddhism, Hinduism, countable) tantra (esoterical text)
  2. (Buddhism, Hinduism, uncountable, chiefly in non-specialist usage) tantrism
    Synonym: tantrisme

Derived terms

Finnish

Etymology

From Sanskrit तन्त्र (tantra).

Pronunciation

Noun

tantra

  1. tantra

Declension

Inflection of tantra (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative tantra tantrat
genitive tantran tantrojen
partitive tantraa tantroja
illative tantraan tantroihin
singular plural
nominative tantra tantrat
accusative nom. tantra tantrat
gen. tantran
genitive tantran tantrojen
tantrain rare
partitive tantraa tantroja
inessive tantrassa tantroissa
elative tantrasta tantroista
illative tantraan tantroihin
adessive tantralla tantroilla
ablative tantralta tantroilta
allative tantralle tantroille
essive tantrana tantroina
translative tantraksi tantroiksi
abessive tantratta tantroitta
instructive tantroin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of tantra (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative tantrani tantrani
accusative nom. tantrani tantrani
gen. tantrani
genitive tantrani tantrojeni
tantraini rare
partitive tantraani tantrojani
inessive tantrassani tantroissani
elative tantrastani tantroistani
illative tantraani tantroihini
adessive tantrallani tantroillani
ablative tantraltani tantroiltani
allative tantralleni tantroilleni
essive tantranani tantroinani
translative tantrakseni tantroikseni
abessive tantrattani tantroittani
instructive
comitative tantroineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative tantrasi tantrasi
accusative nom. tantrasi tantrasi
gen. tantrasi
genitive tantrasi tantrojesi
tantraisi rare
partitive tantraasi tantrojasi
inessive tantrassasi tantroissasi
elative tantrastasi tantroistasi
illative tantraasi tantroihisi
adessive tantrallasi tantroillasi
ablative tantraltasi tantroiltasi
allative tantrallesi tantroillesi
essive tantranasi tantroinasi
translative tantraksesi tantroiksesi
abessive tantrattasi tantroittasi
instructive
comitative tantroinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative tantramme tantramme
accusative nom. tantramme tantramme
gen. tantramme
genitive tantramme tantrojemme
tantraimme rare
partitive tantraamme tantrojamme
inessive tantrassamme tantroissamme
elative tantrastamme tantroistamme
illative tantraamme tantroihimme
adessive tantrallamme tantroillamme
ablative tantraltamme tantroiltamme
allative tantrallemme tantroillemme
essive tantranamme tantroinamme
translative tantraksemme tantroiksemme
abessive tantrattamme tantroittamme
instructive
comitative tantroinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative tantranne tantranne
accusative nom. tantranne tantranne
gen. tantranne
genitive tantranne tantrojenne
tantrainne rare
partitive tantraanne tantrojanne
inessive tantrassanne tantroissanne
elative tantrastanne tantroistanne
illative tantraanne tantroihinne
adessive tantrallanne tantroillanne
ablative tantraltanne tantroiltanne
allative tantrallenne tantroillenne
essive tantrananne tantroinanne
translative tantraksenne tantroiksenne
abessive tantrattanne tantroittanne
instructive
comitative tantroinenne

Further reading

Italian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtan.tra/
  • Rhymes: -antra
  • Hyphenation: tàn‧tra

Noun

tantra m (invariable)

  1. tantra

Derived terms

Old Javanese

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit तन्त्र (tantra). Doublet of tantri.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tan.tra/
  • Rhymes: -tra
  • Hyphenation: tan‧tra

Noun

tantra

  1. doctrine
  2. illustrative stories
  3. line, lineage;
  4. ancestor

Derived terms

Further reading

  • "tantra" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.

Polish

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Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit तन्त्र (tantra), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *tántram, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *tántram, from Proto-Indo-European *téntlom, from *ten- (to stretch, extend).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtan.tra/
  • Rhymes: -antra
  • Syllabification: tan‧tra

Noun

tantra f

  1. (Hinduism, Buddhism) tantra (Hindu or Buddhist religious text)

Declension

Derived terms

adjective
noun

Further reading

  • tantra in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Serbo-Croatian

Noun

tantra f (Cyrillic spelling тантра)

  1. tantra

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit तन्त्र (tantra).

Pronunciation

Noun

tantra m (plural tantras)

  1. tantra

Derived terms

Further reading