tamas

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Definition of tamas

2 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (uncountable)One of the three gunas in Hindu philosophy, representing things that are inert, resistant, or dark and destructive.
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noun

  1. (uncountable)One of the three gunas in Hindu philosophy, representing things that are inert, resistant, or dark and destructive.

name

  1. A surname from Hungarian.

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Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit तमस् (támas, “darkness”).

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