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Etymology of the Words ‘tantra’ and ‘yantra’ in the Oxford English Dictionary 3.

The article discusses the etymologies of the Sanskrit-derived words "tantra" and "yantra" presented in the third edition of the Oxford English Dictionary (OED), and argues that they are inaccurate and misleading. The author states that "tantra" derives from the word "tanu" or "body", not "tantu" or...

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Published in:Notes & Queries Vol. 59; no. 4; pp. 487 - 489
Main Author: Mukherjee, Tapan Kumar
Format: Article
Published: Oxford University Press / USA Dec2012
Subjects:
Oxford English Dictionary
Etymological errors
Sanskrit language
Sanskrit terms & phrases
Translating errors
Loanwords
Etymology
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