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tmesis | indic |

As a noun tmesis

is the insertion of one or more words between the components of a compound word.

As a proper noun Indic is

a branch of the Indo-European family of languages comprising Sanskrit and its modern descendants such as Bengali, Hindi, Urdu, and Punjabi.

As an adjective Indic is

relating to or denoting the group of Indo-European languages comprising Sanskrit and the modern Indian languages which are its descendants.

tmesis

English

Noun

(tmeses)
  • (prosody) The insertion of one or more words between the components of a compound word.

    • Related terms

    * axonotmesis * neurotmesis

    Synonyms

    * tumbarumba

    See also

    * diacope * infix * ("tmesis" on Wikipedia)

    Anagrams

    * ----

    indic

    English

    (wikipedia Indic)

    Proper noun

    (en proper noun)
  • (linguistics) A branch of the Indo-European family of languages comprising Sanskrit and its modern descendants such as Bengali, Hindi, Urdu, and Punjabi.

    • Synonyms

    * Indo-Aryan

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Relating to or denoting the group of Indo-European languages comprising Sanskrit and the modern Indian languages which are its descendants
  • (by extension) Relating to other languages of India, which use Brahmic scripts.
  • Pertaining to India or its people, culture and languages; Indian.