karmadharaya

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Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Sanskrit कर्मधारय (karmadhāraya).

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Noun[edit]

karmadharaya (plural karmadharayas)

  1. (Sanskrit grammar, lexicography) A form of tatpuruṣa in which the relation of the first member to the last is appositional, attributive, or adverbial, e.g. uluka-yatu (owl + demon) for a demon in the shape of an owl. Most typically this involves an adjective which modifies a following substantive.
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