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swamy

swamy is the dated form of swami.

Meaning of swami

Noun

swami (plural swamis)

  1. (often) A Hindu ascetic or religious teacher.
  2. (obsolete) A Hindu religious idol.

Proper noun capitalized: Swamy

Swamy (plural Swamys)

  1. A surname from Hindi.

Forms of swamy

Noun
pluralswamies
Proper noun
pluralSwamys

Origin of swamy

Borrowed from Hindi स्वामी (svāmī).

Words formed from swamy

Questions about swamy

What does swamy mean?
Swamy means a surname from Hindi.
What is swamy the dated form of?
Swamy is the dated form of swami.
What part of speech is swamy?
Swamy is a proper noun.

Words near swamy in the dictionary

  1. swampwater
  2. swampweed
  3. swampweeds
  4. swampy
  5. Swampy Cree
  6. swamy
  7. swamy-pagoda
  8. Swamys
  9. swan
  10. Swan band
  11. Swan Bay

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Adapted from Wiktionary: swamy (page history and authors); Swamy (page history and authors); swami (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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