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tatpurusha (iou)



tatpurusha adjective & noun. M19.
[Sanskrit tat-purua lit. 'his servant'.]
Grammar. (Designating) a compound in which a first nominal element qualifies, limits, or determines the second, the grammatical status of which as noun, adjective, or participle remains unchanged, e.g. English guidebook, ocean-going.