tatpuruṣa
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See also: tatpurusa
English
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Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit तत्पुरुष (tatpuruṣa), itself an example of tatpuruṣa.
Noun
tatpuruṣa (plural tatpuruṣas)
- (Sanskrit grammar, lexicography) 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.
