ਤਾਂਤ

Punjabi

Etymology

From Sanskrit तन्त्र (tantra, “warp thread”). Doublet of ਤੰਤਰ (tantar), a learned borrowing.

Noun

ਤਾਂਤ • (tānt) m

1. catgut, string (of musical instruments)

Further reading

• Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “ਤਾਂਤ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.