स्वाहा

Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit स्वाहा (svāhā, “well-invoked”)

Pronunciation

(Delhi) IPA^(key): /sʋɑː.ɦɑː/, [sʋäː.ɦäː]

Interjection

स्वाहा • (svāhā)

1. (Hinduism) said after giving an आहुति (āhuti) during a यज्ञ (yajña)

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

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)
• ᠰᢦ᠎ᠠᠾᠠ᠋᠎ᠠ (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

From सु- (su-, “good, well”) +‎ अह् (ah, “invoke”)

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /sʋɑː.ɦɑː/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈs̪ʋɑː.ɦɑː/

Interjection

स्वाहा • (svāhā)

1. (Hinduism) said after giving an आहुति (āhuti) during a यज्ञ (yajña)
2. (Buddhism) said at the end of a mantra

Descendants

• → Chinese: 娑婆訶／娑婆诃 (sàpóhē)
  • → Japanese: 薩婆訶 (sowaka)
  • → Korean: 사바하 (sabaha)
  • → Vietnamese: ta bà ha
• → Khmer: ស្វាហា (svaahaa)
• Hindi: स्वाहा (svāhā)
• → Thai: สวาหะ
• → Tibetan: སྭཱ་ཧཱ་ (swā hā)