svarabhakti
UK/ˌsvʌrəˈbʌkti/US/ˌsvɑɹəˈbɑkti/
svarabhakti noun: the epenthesis of a vowel, as in the football chant Engerland for England; anaptyxis.
Noun
svarabhakti (usually uncountable, plural svarabhaktis)
svarabhakti meaning in Hindi, Marathi, Bengali and Telugu
svarabhakti in Hindi
- epenthesis of a vowel
- स्वरभक्ति svarbhakti
svarabhakti in Marathi
- epenthesis of a vowel
- स्वरभक्ती svarbhaktī
svarabhakti in Bengali
- epenthesis of a vowel
- স্বরভক্তি śorbhokti
svarabhakti in Telugu
- epenthesis of a vowel
- స్వరభక్తి svarabhakti
More languagesFewer languages
- svarabhakti in Kannada
- ಸ್ವರಭಕ್ತಿ svarabhakti
- svarabhakti in Punjabi
- ਸਵਰਭਕਤੀ savrabhaktī
- svarabhakti in Gujarati
- સ્વરભક્તિ svarbhakti
- svarabhakti in Sanskrit
- स्वरभक्ति svarabhakti
- svarabhakti in Nepali
- स्वरभक्ति svarabhakti
- svarabhakti in Indonesian
- suarabakti, swarabakti
Forms of svarabhakti
| plural | svarabhaktis |
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Origin of svarabhakti
Borrowed from Sanskrit स्वरभक्ति (svára-bhakti, “vowel separation”), a compound of स्वर (svára, “vowel”) + भक्ति (bhaktí, “separation”).
Words formed from svarabhakti
Questions about svarabhakti
- What does svarabhakti mean?
- Svarabhakti means the epenthesis of a vowel, as in the football chant Engerland for England; anaptyxis.
- What is svarabhakti in Hindi?
- Svarabhakti in Hindi is स्वरभक्ति (svarbhakti). See Svarabhakti meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is svarabhakti?
- Svarabhakti is a noun.
- How do you pronounce svarabhakti?
- Svarabhakti is pronounced /ˌsvʌrəˈbʌkti/ (UK).
- What is the plural of svarabhakti?
- The plural of svarabhakti is svarabhaktis.
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