Tantura, Tamtura: 7 definitions
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Tantura means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryTantura (तन्तुर).—The fibrous root of a lotus.
Derivable forms: tanturam (तन्तुरम्).
See also (synonyms): tantula.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryTantura (तन्तुर).—n.
(-raṃ) See the next.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Tantura (तन्तुर):—[from tan] n. the fibrous root of a lotus, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
2) [v.s. ...] m. [plural] Name of a family, [Pravara texts vii, 2] ([varia lectio] nnara).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryTantura (तन्तुर):—(raṃ) 1. n. The filaments or fibrous root of a lotus.
[Sanskrit to German]
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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusTaṃtura (ತಂತುರ):—[noun] an expedient thing; a means to an end.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Tanturaikkilavi, Tanturam.
Ends with: Kalmashatantura.
Full-text: Tantula, Kalmashatantura, Tanturam.
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