As a Hindi name
ताड़ · noun · masculine
शाखारहित एक बड़ा पेड़ जो खंभे के रूप में ऊपर की ओर बढ़ता चला जाता है और केवल सिरे पर पत्ते धारण करता है · ताड़न । प्रहार · शब्द । ध्वनि । धमाका — Śabdasāgara
ताड़ · tāṛ · s.m.
The palmyra-tree or fan-palm, Borassus flabelliformis; the tree Corypha taliera (the leaves of which are used for writing upon) — Platts (1884), digital edition courtesy DSAL, University of Chicago, p. 305
ताड़ · tāṛ · v.n.
of tāṛnā, q.v.), s.f. Understanding, perception, apprehension, cognizance — Platts (1884), digital edition courtesy DSAL, University of Chicago, p. 305
ताड़ · masculine
palmyra, Borassus flabellifer
ताड़ · feminine
perception, understanding
a Hindi word, a tadbhava: evolved from the Sanskrit through Prakrit ताड — per Wiktionary’s etymology record
“Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀢𑀸𑀟 (tāḍa), from Sanskrit ताड (tāḍa).” — per Wiktionary’s etymology record
tāḍa mfn. (√ taḍ) ‘beating’, see ghaṇṭā-
tāḍa m. a blow, AV. xix, 32, 2
a Hindi word; it is not Sanskrit
“Deverbal form of ताड़ना (tāṛnā)” — per Wiktionary’s etymology record
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
a blow
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Dictionary citations
tāḍa mfn. (√ taḍ) ‘beating’, see ghaṇṭā-
tāḍa m. a blow, AV. xix, 32, 2
whipping, W.
sound, noise, L.
a handful of grass &c., L.
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