tatpuruṣa
See also: tatpurusa
English
Alternative forms
- tatpurusa, tatpurusha
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit तत्पुरुष (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.
See also
- Category:English tatpurusa compounds
Further reading
Anagrams
- atpatruus