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tamas

ta mas |ˈtəməs ˈtəməs | noun (in Vedanta ) the element or mode of prakriti associated with lethargy, darkness, and ignorance.

 

tamasha

ta ma sha |təˈmäSHə təˈmɑʃə | noun Indian a grand show, performance, or celebration, esp. one involving dance. [ in sing. ] a fuss or confusion: what a tamasha! ORIGIN via Persian and Urdu from Arabic tamāšā walk around together.

 

Tamashek

Tam a shek |ˈtaməˌSHek ˈtæməˌʃɛk | noun the dialect of Berber spoken by the Tuareg, sometimes regarded as a separate language. ORIGIN the name in Berber.

 

tamasic

ta mas ic |təˈmasik təˈmæsɪk | adjective (in Ayurveda ) denoting a class of foods that are dry, old, foul, or unpalatable, and are thought to promote pessimism, ignorance, laziness, criminal tendencies, and doubt. Compare rajasic, sattvic.

 

Oxford Dictionary

tamas

ta mas |ˈtəməs ˈtəməs | noun (in Vedanta ) the element or mode of prakriti associated with lethargy, darkness, and ignorance.

 

tamasha

tamasha |təˈmɑːʃə | noun Indian a grand show, performance, or celebration, especially one involving dance. a fuss or commotion: there was a huge tamasha when she wrote to say she'd be in Karachi for a few hours. ORIGIN via Persian and Urdu from Arabic tamāšā walk about together .

 

Tamashek

Tamashek |ˈtaməʃɛk | noun [ mass noun ] the dialect of Berber spoken by the Tuareg, sometimes regarded as a separate language. ORIGIN the name in Berber.

 

tamasic

ta mas ic |təˈmasik təˈmæsɪk | adjective (in Ayurveda ) denoting a class of foods that are dry, old, foul, or unpalatable, and are thought to promote pessimism, ignorance, laziness, criminal tendencies, and doubt. Compare rajasic, sattvic.