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vowel meaning in Sanskrit

स्वर svara

/ˈvaʊ.əl/

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also/vaʊl/

vowel in Sanskrit: स्वर (svara). In English, vowel means a sound produced by the vocal cords with relatively little restriction of the oral cavity, forming the prominent sound of a syllable.

Sanskrit words for vowel

sound
स्वर svara
letter
स्वर svara

English meaning of vowel

  1. noun A sound produced by the vocal cords with relatively little restriction of the oral cavity, forming the prominent sound of a syllable.
  2. noun A letter or diacritic representing the sound of a vowel; in English, the vowels are a, e, i, o, u, y (sometimes), and w (rarely).
  3. verb To add vowel points to a consonantal script (e.g. niqqud in Hebrew or harakat in Arabic).

Full definition of vowel

vowel in a sentence

  • Hawaiian has either five or twenty-five vowels, depending on how they are counted.
  • The word facetiously is spelled with all six vowels in alphabetical order.
  • The word cwm, borrowed from Welsh, is an example of the letter w serving as a vowel in English.

Synonyms of vowel

vowel in other languages

Questions about vowel in Sanskrit

What is the meaning of vowel in Sanskrit?
Vowel in Sanskrit is स्वर (svara).
vowel इत्यस्य संस्कृते कः अर्थः?
Vowel: स्वर (svara).
What does vowel mean in English?
Vowel means a sound produced by the vocal cords with relatively little restriction of the oral cavity, forming the prominent sound of a syllable.

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