स्वतंत्र

Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit स्वतन्त्र (svatantra). By surface analysis, स्व- (sva-) +‎ तंत्र (tantra).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /sʋə.t̪ən.t̪ɾᵊ/, [sʋɐ.t̪ɐ̃n̪.t̪ɾᵊ]

Adjective

स्वतंत्र • (svatantra) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling سوتنتر)

1. independent

   Synonym: आज़ाद (āzād)

2. free, liberated

   Synonym: मुक्त (mukt)

Related terms

• स्वतंत्रता (svatantratā)

Marathi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit स्वतंत्र (svataṃtra). Related to स्वातंत्र्य (svātantrya, “independence”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sʋə.t̪ən.t̪ɾə/

Adjective

स्वतंत्र • (svatantra)

1. independent
2. free

   Synonym: मुक्त (mukta)

References

• Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “स्वतंत्र”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “स्वतंत्र”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
• Shridhar Ganesh Vaze (1911) “स्वतंत्र”, in The Aryabhusan School Dictionary, Poona: Arya-Bhushan Press