श्वा

See also: शिव and शव

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from English schwa.

Noun

श्वा • (śvā) f (Urdu spelling شوا)

1. the schwa or its sound

Declension

Declension of श्वा (fem ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	श्वा śvā	श्वाएँ śvāẽ
oblique	श्वा śvā	श्वाओं śvāõ
vocative	श्वा śvā	श्वाओ śvāo

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• শ্বা (Assamese script)
• ᬰ᭄ᬯᬵ (Balinese script)
• শ্বা (Bengali script)
• 𑰫𑰿𑰪𑰯 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀰𑁆𑀯𑀸 (Brahmi script)
• ၐွာ (Burmese script)
• શ્વા (Gujarati script)
• ਸ਼੍ਵਾ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌾 (Grantha script)
• ꦯ꧀ꦮꦴ (Javanese script)
• 𑂬𑂹𑂫𑂰 (Kaithi script)
• ಶ್ವಾ (Kannada script)
• ឝ្វា (Khmer script)
• ຨ຺ວາ (Lao script)
• ശ്വാ (Malayalam script)
• ᡧᠣᠸᠠᢇ (Manchu script)
• 𑘫𑘿𑘪𑘰 (Modi script)
• ᠱᢦ᠎ᠠ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧋𑧠𑧊𑧑 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐱𑑂𑐰𑐵 (Newa script)
• ଶ୍ଵା (Odia script)
• ꢯ꣄ꢮꢵ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆯𑇀𑆮𑆳 (Sharada script)
• 𑖫𑖿𑖪𑖯 (Siddham script)
• ශ‍්වා (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩿 𑪙𑩾𑩛 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚧𑚶𑚦𑚭 (Takri script)
• ஶ்வா (Tamil script)
• శ్వా (Telugu script)
• ศฺวา (Thai script)
• ཤྭཱ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒬𑓂𑒫𑒰 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨮𑩇𑨭𑨊 (Zanabazar Square script)

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɕʋɑ́ː/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ɕʋɑː/

Noun

श्वा • (śvā́) m

1. nominative singular of श्वन् (śvan)