तर

See also: तरु, तेर, तेरे, and त्र

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian تر (tar).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /t̪əɾ/, [t̪ɐɾ]

Adjective

तर • (tar) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling تر)

1. wet, soaked, moist

   Synonyms: भीगा (bhīgā), गीला (gīlā)

2. fresh

   Synonym: ताज़ा (tāzā)

3. cool, cold

   Synonyms: ठंडा (ṭhaṇḍā), शीतल (śītal)

4. splendid, great

   Synonyms: बढ़िया (baṛhiyā), अच्छा (acchā)

Derived terms

• तर करना (tar karnā)

Konkani

Conjunction

तर • (tar) (Latin script ?, Kannada script ?)

1. then
2. so

Marathi

Conjunction

तर • (tar)

1. then

Interjection

तर • (tar)

1. so, consequently, in that case

Noun

तर • (tar) f

1. boat, ferry, raft

References

• Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “तर”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “तर”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press

Nepali

Etymology 1

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀧𑀭𑀁 (paraṃ), from Sanskrit परम् (param, “after, but”), oblique of पर (para, “distant, further”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [t̪ʌ.rʌ]
• Phonetic Devanagari: तर

Conjunction

तर • (tara)

1. but, nevertheless

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [t̪ʌr]
• Phonetic Devanagari: तर्

Noun

तर • (tar)

1. cream; milk skin, lactoderm

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• tara (Latin script)
• 𑀢𑀭 (Brahmi script)
• তর (Bengali script)
• තර (Sinhalese script)
• တရ (Burmese script)
• ตร or ตะระ (Thai script)
• ᨲᩁ (Tai Tham script)
• ຕຣ or ຕະຣະ (Lao script)
• តរ (Khmer script)
• 𑄖𑄢 (Chakma script)

Verb

तर

1. Devanagari script form of tara, second-person singular imperative active of तरति (tarati, “to cross over”)
2. Devanagari script form of tara, second-person singular imperative active of तरति (tarati, “to hurry”)

Noun

तर m

1. Devanagari script form of tara (“the Pali root tar”)

Declension

Declension table of "तर" (masculine)

Case \ Number	Singular
Nominative (first)	तरो (taro)
Genitive (sixth)	तरस्स (tarassa)

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• তৰ (Assamese script)
• ᬢᬭ (Balinese script)
• তর (Bengali script)
• 𑰝𑰨 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀢𑀭 (Brahmi script)
• တရ (Burmese script)
• તર (Gujarati script)
• ਤਰ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌤𑌰 (Grantha script)
• ꦠꦫ (Javanese script)
• 𑂞𑂩 (Kaithi script)
• ತರ (Kannada script)
• តរ (Khmer script)
• ຕຣ (Lao script)
• തര (Malayalam script)
• ᢠᠠᡵᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘝𑘨 (Modi script)
• ᢐᠠᠷᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• 𑦽𑧈 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐟𑐬 (Newa script)
• ତର (Odia script)
• ꢡꢬ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆠𑆫 (Sharada script)
• 𑖝𑖨 (Siddham script)
• තර (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩫𑩼 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚙𑚤 (Takri script)
• தர (Tamil script)
• తర (Telugu script)
• ตร (Thai script)
• ཏ་ར (Tibetan script)
• 𑒞𑒩 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨙𑨫 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /tɐ.ɾɐ/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈt̪ɐ.ɾɐ/

Noun

तर • (tara) stem, ?

1. Crossing
2. Surpassing, excelling
3. Conquering, overpowering
4. Freight
5. road
6. ferry-boat
7. Fire

References

• Apte, Macdonell (2022) “तर”, in Digital Dictionaries of South India [Combined Sanskrit Dictionaries]