तंत्र
See also: तातार
Hindi
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit तन्त्र (tantra), from Proto-Indo-European *ten-tlo-/*tn̥-tlo-, ultimately from *ten-. Related to तानना (tānnā, “to stretch”), ताँत (tā̃t, “sinew”), ताँती (tā̃tī, “weaver”), and तंतु (tantu, “fiber”). Doublet of तार (tār, “string, wire”). Cognate with English tantra (a Sanskrit borrowing).
Noun
तंत्र • (tantra) m
- warp (of cloth), weaving
- means
- a thread, string
- essential part, basis, chief doctrine, theory, mechanism, framework
- arrangement, system (especially of a government), structure, regular order of ritual
- (Hinduism, Buddhism) a tantra, a work teaching magical and mystical formulae for worship or the attainment of superhuman power
- charm, spell, incantation, oath
- (computing) network
- (computing) operating system, OS
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | तंत्र tantra |
तंत्र tantra |
| oblique | तंत्र tantra |
तंत्रों tantrõ |
| vocative | तंत्र tantra |
तंत्रो tantro |
Related terms
References
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “तंत्र”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
Marathi
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit तन्त्र (tantra).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /t̪ən.t̪ɾə/
Noun
तंत्र • (tantra) n
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 |
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| 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 ए (e) in neuter words is alternatively written with the anusvara and pronounced as अ (a). Oblique Note: For most postpostions, the oblique genitive can be optionally inserted between the stem and the postposition. | ||||||||
Derived terms
- तंत्रज्ञान (tantrajñān, “technology”)
- तांत्रिक (tāntrik, “technical”)
References
- Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983), “तंत्र”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies