Dictionary

tantra en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈtæntɹə/
• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˈtʌntɹə/
• /ˈtɑːntɹə/

Etymology

From Sanskrit तन्त्र (tantra), from Proto-Indo-European *ten-tlo- /*tn̥-tlo-, from *ten- (“to stretch, extend”) with the suffix *-tlom denoting instruments. Doublet of tar (“string instrument”).

Meanings

1. A Hindu or Buddhist religious or esoteric text.

Forms

Deriveds

white tantra · black tantra · tantric · red tantra · tantrist

Translations (18)

te తంత్రము (Hindu or Buddhist religious text) · vi đát-đặc-la (Hindu or Buddhist religious text) · sh tantra (Hindu or Buddhist religious text) · pl tantra (Hindu or Buddhist religious text) · mn дандар (Hindu or Buddhist religious text) · yue 怛特羅 /怛特罗 (Hindu or Buddhist religious text) · sh тантра (Hindu or Buddhist religious text) · tr tantra (Hindu or Buddhist religious text) · ja タントラ (Hindu or Buddhist religious text) · pa ਤੰਤਰ (Hindu or Buddhist religious text) · fi tantra (Hindu or Buddhist religious text) · bn তন্ত্র (Hindu or Buddhist religious text) · cmn 怛特羅 /怛特罗 (Hindu or Buddhist religious text) · de Tantra (Hindu or Buddhist religious text) · mk тантра (Hindu or Buddhist religious text) · my တန္တရ (Hindu or Buddhist religious text) · hi तन्त्र (Hindu or Buddhist religious text) · ko 탄트라 (Hindu or Buddhist religious text)