तन्

Sanskrit

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Etymology

    From Proto-Indo-European *ten- (to stretch). Compare Ancient Greek τείνω (teínō), Latin tendō, German dehnen.

    Pronunciation

    Root

    तन् • (tan)

    1. to stretch
    2. to spread

    Derived terms

    Sanskrit terms belonging to the root तन् (0 c, 7 e)
    Terms derived from the Sanskrit root तन् (3 c, 0 e)
    Primary Verbal Forms
    • तनोति (tanóti) (Present)
    • तंस्यति (taṃsyáti) (Future)
    • तनिस्यति (tanisyáti) (Future)
    • तनिता (tanitā́) (Periphrastic Future)
    • तायिता (tāyitā́) (Periphrastic Future)
    • अतन् (átan) (Aorist)
    • अतनत् (átanat) (Aorist)
    • अतांसीत् (átāṃsīt) (Aorist)
    • अतानीत् (átānīt) (Aorist)
    • ततान (tatā́na) (Perfect)
    Secondary Forms
    • तायते (tāyáte) (Passive)
    • तन्यते (tanyáte) (Passive)
    • अतानि (átāni) (Passive Aorist)
    • तानयति (tānáyati) (Causative)
    • अतीतनत् (átītanat) (Causative Aorist)
    • तितांसति (titāṃsati) (Desiderative)
    • तितानिषति (titāniṣati) (Desiderative)
    • तन्तन्यते (tantanyate) (Intensive)
    Non-Finite Forms
    • तत (tatá) (Past Participle)
    • तन्तुम् (tántum) (Infinitive)
    • तत्वा (tatvā́) (Gerund)
    • तत्वाय (tatvā́ya) (Gerund)
    Derived Nominal Forms
    • तति (tati, mass, crowd)
    • तन (tána, offspring, posterity)
    • तनय (tanaya)
    • तनस् (tanas, offspring)
    • तन्त्र (tántra, loom)
    • तनिका (tanikā, cord)
    • तनितृ (tanitṛ, accomplisher)
    • तनु (tanú, thin)
    • तनीयस् (tánīyas, thinner)
    • तनिष्ठ (tániṣṭha, thinnest)
    • तनू (tanū́, body)
    • तन्ति (tantí, cord, line)
    • तन्तु (tántu, thread)

    Descendants

    Terms derived from the Sanskrit root तन् (3 c, 0 e)

    Noun

    तन् • (tán) stemm

    1. continuation, uninterrupted succession Lit. RV.
    2. propagation, offspring, posterity

    Usage notes

    Only attested in the dative तने (tane) and instrumental तना (tanā).

    Root

    तन् • (tan)

    1. to resound, roar

    References