tatsama

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit तत्सम (tatsama).

Noun

tatsama (plural tatsamas)

(lexicography) A Sanskrit loanword used in a modern Indo-Aryan language.
- 2012, James Lambert, “Beyond Hobson-Jobson: A new lexicography for Indian English”, in World Englishes‎, page 298:
  However, beyond lexis, the Macmillan range includes other adaptations, such as IPA encoding which reflects Indian English pronunciation, and etymologies that distinguish between "tatsama" and "tadbhava" terms, based on McGregor (1992).

Translations

a word borrowed from Sanskrit in an Indo-Aryan language

Hindi: तत्सम (hi) m (tatsam)

Sanskrit: तत्सम (sa) m (tatsama)

Coordinate terms

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