tamas

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See also: Tamas, Tamás, tamâș, and Tămaș

English

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Sanskrit तमस् (támas, darkness).

Noun

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tamas (uncountable)

  1. One of the three gunas in Hindu philosophy, representing things that are inert, resistant, or dark and destructive.
    Coordinate terms: sattva, rajas

Derived terms

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Anagrams

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Taivoan

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Noun

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tamas

  1. elder