तर [tara] A Taddihita affix of the comparative degree, added to adjectives, nouns, and also to verbs and indeclinables in which latter case it is changed to तराम्. It is added, like तम, to pronouns in the sense of 'one of two' e. g. कतर, ततर, यतर &c. तर, तरण, तरणि, तरण्ड, तरि-री, तरीष &c. See under तॄ.
तर [tara] a. a. [तॄ-भावे-अप्]
Crossing.
Surpassing, excelling.
Conquering, overpowering; cf. दुस्तर.
रः Passing over, crossing, passage; उत्तेऊरतरान् नदान्
[Bk.7.55.] Freight; दीर्घाध्वनि यथादेशं यथाकालं तरो भवेत्
[Ms.8.46.] A road.
A ferry-boat.
Fire. -Comp.
-पुण्यम् freight.
-पण्यिकः one who receives the freight.
-पतिः superintendent of ferries, EI.7.91;17.321
-स्थानम् a landing-place, wharf.