ताँत

See also: तात

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀢𑀁𑀢𑀺 (taṃti), from Sanskrit तन्ति (tanti), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *tántiṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *tántiš, from Proto-Indo-European *téntis (“extension”), from *ten- (“to stretch”)

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /t̪ɑ̃ːt̪/, [t̪ä̃ːt̪]

Noun

ताँत • (tā̃t) f

1. sinew
2. catgut, string (of a musical instrument)
3. string or leather strap (of a spinning-wheel)

Declension

Declension of ताँत (fem cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	ताँत tā̃t	ताँतें tā̃tẽ
oblique	ताँत tā̃t	ताँतों tā̃tõ
vocative	ताँत tā̃t	ताँतो tā̃to

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “ताँत”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “tantí”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press