ਤਾਂਤ

Punjabi

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi ताँत (tā̃t), from Sanskrit तन्ति (tanti, “cord, string”). Doublet of ਤੰਦ (tand) or ਤੰਦੀ (tandī), native forms.

Noun

ਤਾਂਤ • (tānt) m

  1. catgut, string (of musical instruments)

Further reading

  • Singh, Bhai Maya (1895), “ਤਾਂਤ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “tantí”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 322
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