Home › Words › T › tamastamastamas means A surname from Hungarian.Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, tamas ranks #2,613 of 42,762 for Qualifying.EtymologyBorrowed from Hungarian Tamás.nameA surname from Hungarian.nounOne of the three gunas in Hindu philosophy, representing things that are inert, resistant, or dark and destructive.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.tamasic 77% match — Relating or conforming to tamas (one of the gunas in Hindu philosophy). vs tamas →sattva 68% match — One of the three gunas in Hindu philosophy, representing things that are pure, divine, and spiritual. vs tamas →rajas 64% match — One of the three gunas in Hindu philosophy, representing things that are active, excitable, or passionate. vs tamas →rajasic 55% match — Relating or conforming to rajas (one of the gunas in Hindu philosophy). vs tamas →sattvic 52% match — Relating or conforming to sattva (one of the gunas in Hindu philosophy). vs tamas →tattva 48% match — An element or aspect of reality conceived as an aspect of deity, forming the basis of human experience. vs tamas →dosha 47% match — Any of the three regulatory principles of Ayurveda. vs tamas →tanha 47% match — Cravings; desires. vs tamas →