tatpuruṣa
See also: tatpurusa
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit तत्पुरुष (tatpuruṣa).
Noun
tatpuruṣa (plural tatpuruṣas)
- (Sanskrit grammar, lexicography) A dependent determinative compound, i.e. a compound XY meaning a type of Y which is related to X in a way corresponding to one of the grammatical cases of X.