karmadharaya
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English
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Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Sanskrit कर्मधारय (karmadhāraya).
Pronunciation
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Noun
[edit]karmadharaya (plural karmadharayas)
- (Sanskrit grammar, lexicography) A form of tatpuruṣa in which the relation of the first member to the last is appositional, attributive, or adverbial, e.g. uluka-yatu (owl + demon) for a demon in the shape of an owl. Most typically this involves an adjective which modifies a following substantive.