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) IPA^(key): /ˈt̪ɑː.mɐ.ɾɐ.s̪ɐ/
• Hyphenation: ता‧म‧र‧स

Noun

तामरस • (tāmarasá) stem, n

1. red lotus

Declension

Neuter a-stem declension of तामरस (tāmarasá)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	तामरसम् tāmarasám	तामरसे tāmarasé	तामरसानि / तामरसा¹ tāmarasā́ni / tāmarasā́¹
Vocative	तामरस tā́marasa	तामरसे tā́marase	तामरसानि / तामरसा¹ tā́marasāni / tā́marasā¹
Accusative	तामरसम् tāmarasám	तामरसे tāmarasé	तामरसानि / तामरसा¹ tāmarasā́ni / tāmarasā́¹
Instrumental	तामरसेन tāmaraséna	तामरसाभ्याम् tāmarasā́bhyām	तामरसैः / तामरसेभिः¹ tāmarasaíḥ / 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
Notes	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