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तावत्

Sanskrit

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Etymology

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From Proto-Indo-European *teh₂wot. Compare Ancient Greek τῆος (têos) / τέως (téōs, “so long”), Latin tantus (“so much, so great”).

Pronunciation

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Adverb

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तावत् • (tāvat)

  1. so great, so large, so much, so far, so many (RV. &c)
  2. just a little (Kir.)
  3. (algebra) an unknown quantity
  4. (indeclinable)
    1. so much, so greatly, to such an extent, in such a number (RV. AV.)
    2. meanwhile
    3. now, at once
    4. not yet (MBh.)
    5. very well, alright (Hcar.)
    6. indeed, truly
    7. already
    8. really

Descendants

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  • Pali: tāva

References

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  • Monier Williams (1899) “Tā́vat”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 445/3.
  • Mayrhofer, Manfred (1992) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎[1] (in German), volume 1, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, pages 644-5
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