swara

English

Noun

swara (plural swaras)

  1. (music) Alternative form of svara

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

Swahili

Pronunciation
  • Audio (Kenya)(file)

Noun

swara (n class, plural swara)

  1. Alternative form of swala (gazelle)

Further reading
  • swara in Swahili Oxford Living Dictionaries, Oxford University Press
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