Meanings
nountadbhava (plural tadbhavas)
plural tadbhavas
- human sciencesA word inherited from Old Indo-Aryan through a Prakrit used in a modern Indo-Aryan language.
However, beyond lexis, the Macmillan range includes other adaptations, such as IPA encoding which reflects Indian English pronunciation, and etymologies that distinguish between "tatsama" and "tadbhava" terms, based on McGregor (1992).
2012, James Lambert, “Beyond Hobson-Jobson: A new lexicography for Indian English”, in World Englishes, page 298
Origin
- Sanskritतद्भव
- Englishtadbhava
Learned borrowing from Sanskrit तद्भव (tadbhava).
More words from Sanskrit
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bengali তদ্ভব
- তদ্ভব (todbhob)a word inherited from Old Indo-Aryan
Hindi तद्भव
- तद्भव (tadbhav)a word inherited from Old Indo-Aryan
Polish tadbhava
- tadbhavaa word inherited from Old Indo-Aryan
Cite this entry
APA
tadbhava. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tadbhava
MLA
“tadbhava.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tadbhava. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tadbhava,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tadbhava.
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