tamas

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See also: Tamas, Tamás, tamâș, and Tămaș

English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit तमस् (támas, darkness).

Noun[edit]

tamas (uncountable)

  1. One of the three gunas in Hindu philosophy, representing things that are inert, resistant, or dark and destructive.
    Coordinate terms: sattva, rajas

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Anagrams[edit]

Taivoan[edit]

Noun[edit]

tamas

  1. elder