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semi-tatsama

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A semi-learned borrowing from Sanskrit.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Indo-Aryan-linguistics

Topics: human-sciences, lexicography, linguistics, sciences

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History

Etymology

From semi- + tatsama.

Across languages

Translations

2 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bengali: অর্ধতৎসম (ôrdhôtôtsômô) — a word borrowed from Sanskrit earlier in an Indo-Aryan language's history and having since underwent change
  • Hindi: अर्धतत्सम (ardhatatsam) — a word borrowed from Sanskrit earlier in an Indo-Aryan language's history and having since underwent change