tatpurusha: Meaning and Definition of

tat•pur•u•sha

Pronunciation: (tat-poor'u-shu, tut-), [key]
— n. Ling.
  1. a compound of two words in which the first is an attributive noun and the second a substantive, as bookcase, aircraft, or flowerpot.
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