तामरस

Sanskrit

Etymology

From ताम्र (tāmra). Alternatively, from a Dravidian source: compare Tamil தாமரை (tāmarai), Telugu తామర (tāmara), Malayalam താമര (tāmara), Kannada ತಾವರೆ (tāvare).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /tɑː.mɐ.ɾɐ.sɐ́/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /t̪ɑː.mɐ.ɾɐ.s̪ɐ/
• Hyphenation: ता‧म‧र‧स

Noun

तामरस • (tāmarasá) stem, n

1. red lotus

Declension

Neuter a-stem declension of तामरस

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	तामरसम् (tāmarasám)	तामरसे (tāmarasé)	तामरसानि (tāmarasā́ni) तामरसा¹ (tāmarasā́¹)
vocative	तामरस (tā́marasa)	तामरसे (tā́marase)	तामरसानि (tā́marasāni) तामरसा¹ (tā́marasā¹)
accusative	तामरसम् (tāmarasám)	तामरसे (tāmarasé)	तामरसानि (tāmarasā́ni) तामरसा¹ (tāmarasā́¹)
instrumental	तामरसेन (tāmaraséna)	तामरसाभ्याम् (tāmarasā́bhyām)	तामरसैः (tāmarasaíḥ) तामरसेभिः¹ (tāmarasébhiḥ¹)
dative	तामरसाय (tāmarasā́ya)	तामरसाभ्याम् (tāmarasā́bhyām)	तामरसेभ्यः (tāmarasébhyaḥ)
ablative	तामरसात् (tāmarasā́t)	तामरसाभ्याम् (tāmarasā́bhyām)	तामरसेभ्यः (tāmarasébhyaḥ)
genitive	तामरसस्य (tāmarasásya)	तामरसयोः (tāmarasáyoḥ)	तामरसानाम् (tāmarasā́nām)
locative	तामरसे (tāmarasé)	तामरसयोः (tāmarasáyoḥ)	तामरसेषु (tāmaraséṣu)

• ¹Vedic

Descendants

• Prakrit: 𑀢𑀸𑀫𑀭𑀲 (tāmarasa)
  • Southern:
    • Helu Prakrit:
      • Dhivehi: ތަނބުރު (taᵐburu), ތަބުރު (taburu)
      • Sinhalese: තඹර (taᵐbara)

References

• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “tamarasa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 328