स्वाहा
Hindi edit
Etymology edit
Learned borrowing from Sanskrit स्वाहा (svāhā, “well-invoked”)
Pronunciation edit
(Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /sʋɑː.ɦɑː/, [sʋäː.ɦäː]
Interjection edit
स्वाहा • (svāhā)
Sanskrit edit
Alternative scripts edit
Alternative scripts
- স্বাহা (Assamese script)
- ᬲ᭄ᬯᬵᬳᬵ (Balinese script)
- স্বাহা (Bengali script)
- 𑰭𑰿𑰪𑰯𑰮𑰯 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀲𑁆𑀯𑀸𑀳𑀸 (Brahmi script)
- သွာဟာ (Burmese script)
- સ્વાહા (Gujarati script)
- ਸ੍ਵਾਹਾ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌹𑌾 (Grantha script)
- ꦱ꧀ꦮꦴꦲꦴ (Javanese script)
- 𑂮𑂹𑂫𑂰𑂯𑂰 (Kaithi script)
- ಸ್ವಾಹಾ (Kannada script)
- ស្វាហា (Khmer script)
- ສ຺ວາຫາ (Lao script)
- സ്വാഹാ (Malayalam script)
- ᠰᠣᠸᠠ᠊ᠠᡥᠠᢇ (Manchu script)
- 𑘭𑘿𑘪𑘰𑘮𑘰 (Modi script)
- ᠰᢦᠠᠾᠠ᠋ᠠ (Mongolian script)
- 𑧍𑧠𑧊𑧑𑧎𑧑 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐳𑑂𑐰𑐵𑐴𑐵 (Newa script)
- ସ୍ଵାହା (Odia script)
- ꢱ꣄ꢮꢵꢲꢵ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆱𑇀𑆮𑆳𑆲𑆳 (Sharada script)
- 𑖭𑖿𑖪𑖯𑖮𑖯 (Siddham script)
- ස්වාහා (Sinhalese script)
- 𑪁 𑪙𑩾𑩛𑪂𑩛 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚨𑚶𑚦𑚭𑚩𑚭 (Takri script)
- ஸ்வாஹா (Tamil script)
- స్వాహా (Telugu script)
- สฺวาหา (Thai script)
- སྭཱ་ཧཱ (Tibetan script)
- 𑒮𑓂𑒫𑒰𑒯𑒰 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨰𑩇𑨭𑨊𑨱𑨊 (Zanabazar Square script)
Etymology edit
From सु- (su-, “good, well”) + अह् (ah, “invoke”)
Pronunciation edit
Interjection edit
स्वाहा • (svāhā)
- (Hinduism) said after giving an आहुति (āhuti) during a यज्ञ (yajña)
- (Buddhism) said at the end of a mantra