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Swadesh

/ˈswɑːdɛʃ/

Swadesh proper noun: a male given name from Sanskrit.

Proper noun (1)

Swadesh

  1. A male given name from Sanskrit.

Proper noun (2)

Swadesh

  1. A surname.

Origin of Swadesh

From Hindi स्वदेश (svadeś), Bengali স্বদেশ (śodeś) (both “homeland”), and other terms derived from Sanskrit स्वदेश (svadeśa).

Words formed from Swadesh

Phrases with Swadesh

Questions about Swadesh

What does Swadesh mean?
Swadesh means a male given name from Sanskrit.
What part of speech is Swadesh?
Swadesh is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Swadesh?
Swadesh is pronounced /ˈswɑːdɛʃ/.

Words near Swadesh in the dictionary

  1. swaddling-clothes
  2. swaddlings
  3. swaddy
  4. Swader
  5. Swaders
  6. Swadesh
  7. Swadesh list
  8. Swadesh lists
  9. swadeshi
  10. swadeshism
  11. swadeshist

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