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swara

English

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Etymology 1

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Noun

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swara (plural swaras)

  1. (music) Alternative form of svara

Etymology 2

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Noun

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swara (uncountable)

  1. Synonym of vani (“arranged marriage practice”)

Javanese

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Romanization

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swara

  1. Romanization of ꦱ꧀ꦮꦫ

Northern Sotho

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Etymology

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From Proto-Bantu *-jípata.

Verb

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swara

  1. to hold

Old Javanese

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Sanskrit स्वर (svara). Doublet of sora.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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swara

  1. sound, voice
    Synonyms: ābhā, dhwani, śabda, swabawa, uni, wacana, wuni
  2. vowel

Alternative forms

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Javanese: ꦱ꧀ꦮꦫ (swara)
  • → Balinese: ᬲ᭄ᬯᬭ (suara)

Further reading

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Swahili

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Pronunciation

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  • Audio (Kenya):(file)

Noun

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swara (n class, plural swara)

  1. Alternative form of swala (gazelle)

Further reading

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  • swara in Swahili Oxford Living Dictionaries, Oxford University Press
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