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tantra^¹

/ˈtʌntɹə/
/ˈtɑːntɹə/
/ˈtæntɹə/

Where it comes from

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”).

noun tantras

A Hindu or Buddhist religious or esoteric text.

Tantra^²

proper noun

Hinduism The esoteric traditions of Hinduism and Buddhism that developed in India from the middle of the 1st millennium CE onwards.

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noun Hindu or Buddhist religious text

한국어	탄트라 tanteura
日本語	タントラ tantora
中文	怛特羅 /怛特罗 dátèluó
हिन्दी	तन्त्र tantra
Deutsch	Tantra
Tiếng Việt	đát-đặc-la

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@misc{tantra_2026,
  title = {tantra},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/tantra},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}