Tanta, Ṭaṃṭā, Tamta, Tāṇṭā, Ṭanṭā, Tān tā, Tan ta, Tàn tǎ: 24 definitions
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Tanta means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali, Marathi, Jainism, Prakrit, Hindi, biology, 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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Biology (plants and animals)
Tanta in India is the name of a plant defined with Elettaria cardamomum in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Zingiber minus Gaertn. (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Revisio Generum Plantarum (1891)
· Les Figures des Plantes et Animaux d'Usage en Medecine (1764)
· Transactions of the Horticultural Society of London (1812)
· Flora Peruviana, et Chilensis (1798)
· Verhandelingen van het Bataviaasch Genootschap van Kunsten en Wetenschapen (1830)
· Botanico-Medica
If you are looking for specific details regarding Tanta, for example extract dosage, pregnancy safety, side effects, diet and recipes, chemical composition, health benefits, have a look at these references.
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Languages of India and abroad
Pali-English dictionary
tanta : (nt.) thread; string; a loom.
Tanta, (nt.) (Vedic tantra, to tanoti; cp. tantrī f. string) a thread, a string, a loom J. I, 356 (°vitata-ṭṭhāna the place of weaving); DhA. I, 424. At J. IV, 484 tanta is to be corrected to tata (stretched out).
tanta (တန္တ) [(na) (န)]—
[တနု (တန)+တ။ (ဓာန်၊ ဋီ။ ၅၂၃။ ဏွာဒိ။ ၈၂-ကြည့်)။ (တန္တြ-သံ)]
[Pali to Burmese]
tanta—
(Burmese text): (၁) ကျမ်းဂန်။ တန္တယုတ္တိ-လည်းကြည့်။ (၂) ယက်ကန်းစင်။ တန္တာဝုတ-(ခ)-လည်းကြည့်။ (၃) ယက်ကန်းချည်ထွေး၊ ယက်ကန်းချည်တန်း။ တန္တာကုလကဇာတ-လည်းကြည့်။ (၄) ချည်၊ ချည်မျှင်၊ ချည်ပင်။ (၅) ယက်ကန်းသည်။ တန္တာဝုတ-(ဂ)-ကြည့်။ (၆) တန္တနည်း။ တန္တက-(၂)-ကြည့်။ တန္တဉာယ,တန္တနယ-တို့လည်းကြည့်။ (၇) ပြဓာန်းခြင်း။ (၈) ဥဒါဟရုဏ်။ (၉) အယူဝါဒ အဆုံးအဖြတ်။
(Auto-Translation): (1) The "Kyan Gan". Also refer to "Tanta Yote Ti". (2) The "Yan Kan Sin". Also refer to "Tanta Wut -(K)-". (3) The "Yan Kan Chai Htwe", "Yan Kan Chai Tan". Also refer to "Tanta Kula Ka Za Ta". (4) "Chai", "Chai Myin", "Chai Pin". (5) "Yan Kan" is. Also refer to "Tanta Wut -(G)-". (6) "Tanta Naing". Also refer to "Tanta Ka - (2)". Also refer to "Tanta Nya Yat", "Tanta Na Yat". (7) "Pha Da Hnain". (8) "U Da Ha Run". (9) "A Yu Wa Da A Sone A Phet".
Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
Marathi-English dictionary
taṇṭā (तंटा).—m ( H) A quarrel, dispute, difference. 2 (Laxly.) A troublesome and a necessary business; urgency of creditors or other claimants; any unpleasant affair.
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tanta (तंत).—f (tantu S) A thread, a string, a wire, a chord of a musical instrument. tantī prāṇa uraṇēṃ-lāgaṇēṃ g. of s. To be at the last gasp. 2 fig. To be very decayed or old--a thing.
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tanta (तंत).—ad (tata S) Correspondently with; answeringly or agreeingly with; in exact equality or likeness (with some standard). v bhara, utara. 2 Up to the full measure or capacity of, brimful. 3 Precisely, exactly, just. Ex. bārā tanta vājalyā. 4 also tanta- tanta or tantavitanta ad In concord or unison, harmoniously. Ex. tantatanta vitanta ghana susvara || vājavita vā- dyāñcā gajara ||. Note tanta vitanta in this example are by some interpreted as signifying Stringed and not stringed; consisting of chords and not consisting of chords;--used of musical instruments. (From tata S Stringed.)
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tāṇṭa (तांट).—n A living plant or stalk (of jōndhaḷā, bājarī &c.) 2 A mere stalk or culm of it. 3 A gold coin (valuing about 5 rupees). Used with putaḷīcēṃ preceding similarly with tāṭa q. v. infra.
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tānta (तांत).—f (tantu S) A fibre or thread; a chord or wire; a piece of catgut &c. tāntīṃ prāṇa uraṇēṃ-dharaṇēṃ &c. To be in articulo mortis. tāntīṃ sutīṃ dharaṇēṃ To bring under the rein; to take in hand in order to break in or train (a horse, bullock &c.)
taṇṭā (तंटा).—m A quarrel, dispute. Urgency of creditors.
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tanta (तंत).—ad Correspondently with. Exactly. Brimful. f A thread. tantī prāṇa uraṇēṃ To
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tāṇṭa (तांट).—n A living plant or stalk. A mere stalk. A gold coin.
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tānta (तांत).—f A wire; a fibre. tāntīṃ prāṇa uraṇēṃ To be in articulo mortis or on the point of death. tāntīṃ sutīṃ dharaṇēṃ To take in hand in order to break in or train.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Tānta (तान्त).—p. p. [tam-kta]
1) Wearied, languid, fatigued; सविलासरतान्ततान्तमूर्वोर्विवरे कान्तमिवाभिनीय शिश्ये (savilāsaratāntatāntamūrvorvivare kāntamivābhinīya śiśye) Bu. Ch.5.56.
2) Troubled, afflicted.
3) Faded, withered; मृदुलतान्त- लता तमलोकयत् (mṛdulatānta- latā tamalokayat) Śi.; see तम् (tam).
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Tānta (तान्त).—See under तम् (tam).
Tānta (तान्त).—mfn.
(-ntaḥ-ntā-ntaṃ) 1. Wearied, fatigued, distressed. 2. Languid, languishing. 3. Faded, withered, blighted. E. tam to be distressed, affix kta.
1) Tānta (तान्त):—1. tānta m. ‘end of ta’, a mystical Name of the letter th, [Rāmatāpanīya-upaniṣad i, 78.]
2) 2. tānta mfn. (√tam) breathing with difficulty, fainted away, languishing, drooping, [Taittirīya-brāhmaṇa ii, 3, 8, 1; Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa iv, 2, 2, 11]
3) languid (the eye), [Amaru-śataka]
4) wearied, fatigued, distressed, [Horace H. Wilson]
5) faded, [Horace H. Wilson]
Tānta (तान्त):—[(ntaḥ-ntā-ntaṃ) a.] Wearied; faded.
Tānta (तान्त):—
1) adj. s. u. tam . —
2) subst. mystische Bez. des Buchstabens da [Weber’s Indische Studien 2, 316.]
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Tānta (तान्त):—
2) m. (ta + anta) lies tha st. da und vgl. [WEBER, Rāmatāpanīya Upaniṣad 317. fgg.]
Tānta (तान्त):——
1) Adj. s.u. tam. —
2) m. mystische Bez. des Lautes tha.
Tānta (तान्त) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Taṃta.
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.
Hindi dictionary
1) Ṭaṃṭā (टंटा) [Also spelled tanta]:—(nm) wrangling; altercation; quarrel; encumbrance; botheration; used as the second member in the compound [jhagaḍā- ṭaṃṭā] (see); ~[ṭebāja] querulous; prone to wrangle or altercate; hence ~[bājī] (nf).
2) Ṭāṃṭa (टांट):—(nf) the skull, bare head.
3) Tāṃta (तांत):—(nf) a string gut, catgut.
4) Tāṃtā (तांता):—(nm) a series, succession, train; influx; —[ṭūṭanā] the chain to be broken; —[baṃdhanā/laganā] to have an unbroken chain; a non-stop influx.
Tanta in Hindi refers in English to:—(nm) wrangling; altercation; quarrel; encumbrance; botheration; used as the second member in the compound [jhagada- tamta] (see); ~[tebaja] querulous; prone to wrangle or altercate; hence ~[baji] (nf)..—tanta (टंटा) is alternatively transliterated as Ṭaṃṭā.
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Prakrit-English dictionary
1) Taṃta (तंत) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Tantra.
2) Taṃta (तंत) also relates to the Sanskrit word: Tānta.
Prakrit is an ancient language closely associated with both Pali and Sanskrit. Jain literature is often composed in this language or sub-dialects, such as the Agamas and their commentaries which are written in Ardhamagadhi and Maharashtri Prakrit. The earliest extant texts can be dated to as early as the 4th century BCE although core portions might be older.
Kannada-English dictionary
Ṭāṃta (ಟಾಂತ):—[noun] the fact of a sound or word ending with the consonant sound 'ಟ'.
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Tāṃta (ತಾಂತ):—
1) [adjective] tired; fatigued.
2) [adjective] not working; not busy; inactive; idle.
3) [adjective] withered; languished; not having freshness.
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Tāṃta (ತಾಂತ):—[noun] a word that ends with the sound 'ತ'.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Tamil dictionary
Taṇṭā (தண்டா) noun < Urdu taṇṭā.
1. Difficulty, mischief, vexation; தொந்தரை. [thontharai.] Local usage
2. Dispute, squabble; சண்டை. [sandai.] Local usage
3. Puzzle, intricacy, trammel; சிக்கல். [sikkal.] Local usage
4. Iron bar used in bolting a door; கதவையடைத்து இடும் இருப்புத்தடி. [kathavaiyadaithu idum irupputhadi.] Tinnevelly usage
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Taṇṭā (தண்டா) noun < Telugu daṇḍemu < daṇḍa. See தண்டால். [thandal.] Local usage
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Tāṇṭā (தாண்டா) noun perhaps from Marathi dāṇḍā. A flower-garland worn on braided hair by woman; மகளிர் தலைப்பின்னலில் அணியும் மாலை. [magalir thalaippinnalil aniyum vaithiya malaiyagarathi] Local usage
Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.
Nepali dictionary
Ṭanṭā (टन्टा):—n. 1. botheration; dispute; 2. burden of a work; encumbrance;
Tāṃta (तांत):—[=ताँत] n. string made of nerves or entrails of animals;
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.
Chinese-English dictionary
[The following represents an unverified English translation. For all purposes consult the original Chinese text.]
坍塌 [tān tā] [tan ta]—
Collapse; fall down (崩坍倒塌 [beng tan dao ta]). From First Collection of Stories to Strike the Table in Amazement (《初刻拍案驚奇 [chu ke pai an jing qi]》), Volume 24 (卷二四 [juan er si]): "That pavilion (閣 [ge]), being old and dilapidated (年深日久 [nian shen ri jiu]), had no money or supplies (錢糧 [qian liang]) for repairs (修葺 [xiu qi]), and gradually collapsed a bit." From Li Dou (李斗 [li dou]) of the Qing (清 [qing]) Dynasty, Records of Painted Boats in Yangzhou (《揚州畫舫錄 [yang zhou hua fang lu]》), Volume 9 (卷九 [juan jiu]), "Records of Little Qinhuai River" (小秦淮錄 [xiao qin huai lu]): "Immense sums of money (募金巨萬 [mu jin ju wan]) were raised, and upon seeing large temples and monasteries (寺觀 [si guan]) that had collapsed, money was contributed for their repair (修整 [xiu zheng])."
坍塌：崩坍倒塌。《初刻拍案驚奇》卷二四：「那閣年深日久，沒有錢糧修葺，日漸坍塌了些。」清．李斗《揚州畫舫錄．卷九．小秦淮錄》：「募金巨萬，見大寺觀之坍塌者，出金修整。」
tān tā: bēng tān dào tā. < chū kè pāi àn jīng qí> juǎn èr sì: “nà gé nián shēn rì jiǔ, méi yǒu qián liáng xiū qì, rì jiàn tān tā le xiē.” qīng． lǐ dòu < yáng zhōu huà fǎng lù． juǎn jiǔ． xiǎo qín huái lù>: “mù jīn jù wàn, jiàn dà sì guān zhī tān tā zhě, chū jīn xiū zhěng.”
tan ta: beng tan dao ta. < chu ke pai an jing qi> juan er si: "na ge nian shen ri jiu, mei you qian liang xiu qi, ri jian tan ta le xie." qing. li dou < yang zhou hua fang lu. juan jiu. xiao qin huai lu>: "mu jin ju wan, jian da si guan zhi tan ta zhe, chu jin xiu zheng."
坍塌 ts = tān tā p refers to “to collapse”.
炭塔 [tàn tǎ] refers to: “cremation stūpa”.
炭塔 is further associated with the following language/terms:
[Vietnamese] than tháp.
[Korean] 탄탑 / tantap.
[Japanese] タントウ / tantō.
Chinese language.
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Partial matches (+0): Luo, Da, Tan, Ta.
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