New American Oxford Dictionary
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.