तर

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian تر (tar).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /t̪əɾ/, [t̪ɐɾ]

Adjective

तर • (tar) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling تر) (rare)

  1. wet, soaked, moist
    Synonyms: भीगा (bhīgā), गीला (gīlā)
  2. fresh
    Synonym: ताज़ा (tāzā)
  3. cool, cold
    Synonyms: ठंडा (ṭhaṇḍā), शीतल (śītal)
  4. splendid, great
    Synonyms: बढ़िया (baṛhiyā), अच्छा (acchā)

Derived terms

Konkani

Conjunction

तर • (tar) (Latin script ?, Kannada script ?)

  1. then
  2. so

Marathi

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /t̪əɾ/

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘝𑘨 (tara), from Sanskrit तर्हि (tarhi).

Conjunction

तर • (tar)

  1. then

Interjection

तर • (tar)

  1. so, consequently, in that case

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Sanskrit तर (tara, raft)

Noun

तर • (tarf

  1. a ferry
  2. a raft
    Synonym: तराफा (tarāphā)

References

  • Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “तर”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
  • Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “तर”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
  • Shankar Gopal Tulpule, Anne Feldhaus (1999) “तर”, in A Dictionary of Old Marathi, Mumbai: Popular Prakashan

Nepali

Etymology 1

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀧𑀭𑀁 (paraṃ), from Sanskrit परम् (param, after, but), oblique of पर (para, distant, further).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [t̪ʌ.rʌ]
  • Phonetic Devanagari: तर

Conjunction

तर • (tara)

  1. but, nevertheless

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [t̪ʌr]
  • Phonetic Devanagari: तर्

Noun

तर • (tar)

  1. cream; milk skin, lactoderm

Pali

Alternative forms

Verb

तर

  1. Devanagari script form of tara, second-person singular imperative active of तरति (tarati, to cross over)
  2. Devanagari script form of tara, second-person singular imperative active of तरति (tarati, to hurry)

Noun

तर m

  1. Devanagari script form of tara (the Pali root tar)

Declension

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Etymology

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Pronunciation

Noun

तर • (tara) stem?

  1. Crossing
  2. Surpassing, excelling
  3. Conquering, overpowering
  4. Freight
  5. road
  6. ferry-boat
  7. Fire