Word history
Wiktionary records त्रिपाठी (tripāṭhī) as a Hindi surname. The entry traces Tripathi to Sanskrit tripāṭhin and distinguishes the inherited doublet Tiwari. Monier-Williams records the older title with the sense familiar with the three Vedas. The written form त्रिपाठी preserves the aspirated consonant in the final part. The word history explains the educational title, without claiming a course of study for anyone.
Sources: Wiktionary contributors · Hindi entry, etymology and surname sense · Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899) · headword tripāṭhin, page 459, column 2, entry L87933
Literal dictionary sense
tripāṭhin: Knowing three Vedas.
Native-script forms
Spelling variants
Tiwari.
Sources and attribution
- Wiktionary contributors · Hindi entry, etymology and surname sense
- Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899) · headword tripāṭhin, page 459, column 2, entry L87933
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