Tanman, Taṉmaṉ, Tàn màn, Tan man: 4 definitions

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Tanman means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Tamil. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Tanman (तन्मन्):—n. ([probably]) = tardman, fissure, hole, [Mānava-gṛhya-sūtra]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary
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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.

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Tamil dictionary

Taṉmaṉ (தன்மன்) noun < dharma.

1. Yama; யமன். [yaman.]

2. Yudhiṣṭhira; தருமபுத்திரன். [tharumaputhiran.] (W.)

3. Long pepper; திப்பலி. (வைத்திய மூலிகை) [thippali. (vaithiya muligai)]

Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon
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Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.

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Nepali dictionary

Tanman is another spelling for तनमन [tanamana].—n. 1. body and mind; 2. zeal and eagerness;

Source: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary
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Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.

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Chinese-English dictionary

[The following represents an unverified English translation. For all purposes consult the original Chinese text.]

湠漫 [tàn màn] [tan man]—
The appearance of vast waters (水 [shui]). From Selections of Literature (文選 [wen xuan]), Mu Hua's (木華 [mu hua]) Ode to the Sea (海賦 [hai fu]): "Vast and turbulent (浺瀜沆瀁 [chong rong hang yang]), boundless and expansive (渺瀰 [miao mi])." Song Dynasty (宋 [song]), Su Shi's (蘇軾 [su shi]) Ode to the Yellow Tower (黃樓賦 [huang lou fu]): "Looking north, the Si River (泗水 [si shui]) is vast and overflowing, and the ancient Bian River (古汴 [gu bian]) flows into it."

湠漫:水廣大的樣子。《文選.木華.海賦》:「浺瀜沆瀁,渺瀰湠漫。」宋.蘇軾〈黃樓賦〉:「北望則泗水湠漫,古汴入焉。」

tàn màn: shuǐ guǎng dà de yàng zi. < wén xuǎn. mù huá. hǎi fù>: “chōng róng hàng yàng, miǎo mí tàn màn.” sòng. sū shì 〈huáng lóu fù〉: “běi wàng zé sì shuǐ tàn màn, gǔ biàn rù yān.”

tan man: shui guang da de yang zi. < wen xuan. mu hua. hai fu>: "chong rong hang yang, miao mi tan man." song. su shi : "bei wang ze si shui tan man, gu bian ru yan."

Source: moedict.tw: Mengdian Mandarin Chinese Dictionary
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