swara

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English[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Noun[edit]

swara (plural swaras)

  1. (music) Alternative form of svara

Etymology 2[edit]

Noun[edit]

swara (uncountable)

  1. Synonym of vani (arranged marriage practice)

Javanese[edit]

Romanization[edit]

swara

  1. Romanization of ꦱ꧀ꦮꦫ

Northern Sotho[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Bantu *-jípata.

Verb[edit]

swara

  1. to hold

Old Javanese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

swara

  1. sound, voice
    Synonyms: ābhā, dhwani, śabda, swabawa, uni, wacana, wuni
  2. vowel

Alternative forms[edit]

Derived terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

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

Further reading[edit]

Swahili[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (file)

Noun[edit]

swara (n class, plural swara)

  1. Alternative form of swala (gazelle)

Further reading[edit]

  • swara in Swahili Oxford Living Dictionaries, Oxford University Press