swara

English

Etymology 1

Noun

swara (plural swaras)

1. (music) Alternative form of svara

Etymology 2

Noun

swara (uncountable)

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

Javanese

Romanization

swara

1. Romanization of ꦱ꧀ꦮꦫ

Northern Sotho

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-jípata.

Verb

swara

1. to hold

Old Javanese

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /swara/
• Rhymes: -ra
• Homophone: śwara
• Hyphenation: swa‧ra

Noun

swara

1. sound, voice

   Synonyms: ābhā, dhwani, śabda, swabawa, uni, wacana, wuni

2. vowel

Alternative forms

• sawara

Derived terms

• aswara

 

• komalaswara
• mahāswara
• saptaswara
• suswara
• swarajña
• swaraprayoga
• swarastuti
• swarawyañjana
• swarawyañjanaśāstra
• swarāwatī

 

Descendants

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

Further reading

• “swara” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Swahili

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya):

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Noun

swara (n class, plural swara)

1. Alternative form of swala (gazelle)

Further reading

• swara in Swahili Oxford Living Dictionaries, Oxford University Press