tatpurusha

[ tat-poor-uh-shuh, tuht- ]

noun

, Linguistics.

1. a compound of two words in which the first is an attributive noun and the second a substantive, as bookcase, aircraft, or flowerpot.

Word History and Origins

Origin of tatpurusha¹

< Sanskrit tatpuruṣa literally, his man, his servant; equivalent to the two words tasya + puruṣaḥ; an example of the compound used to name the compound type

Example Sentences

We have thus explained the motive expressed in the words the method of attaining all felicities, on the supposition that the compound term is a Tatpurusha genitively constructed.

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