Tagara

Japanese: tagara
Tagara

...It is a transliteration of the Sanskrit kālāguru or kālāgaru. There is also a theory that it is an abbreviation of the first part of tagara, which is a transliteration of tagara (which is also a type of incense). It means black agarwood (fragrant wood)....

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "tagara" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…サンスクリットのカーラーグルkālāguruまたはカーラーガルkālāgaruの語頭を音写した語。また,同じく香の一種であるタガラtagara(香炉木と訳される)を音写した多伽羅の語頭を省略したものであるとする説もある。黒沈香(香木)の意である。…

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