स्वामी

Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit स्वामिन् (svāmín). Doublet of साँई (sā̃ī).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /sʋɑː.miː/, [sʋäː.miː]

Noun

स्वामी • (svāmī) m

1. master, lord, owner
2. husband
3. (Hinduism) saint

Declension

Declension of स्वामी (masc ī-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	स्वामी svāmī	स्वामी svāmī
oblique	स्वामी svāmī	स्वामियों svāmiyõ
vocative	स्वामी svāmī	स्वामियो svāmiyo

Derived terms

• स्वामीभक्त (svāmībhakt)

Descendants

• → English: swami
• → Malay: suami