svarabhakti en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /-bækti/ (UK)
- /ˌsvæ-/ (UK)
- /ˌswɑɹəˈbɑkti/ (US)
- /ˌsvʌrəˈbʌkti/ (UK)
- /ˌsvɑɹəˈbɑkti/ (US)
- /ˌsvɑː-/ (UK)
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit स्वरभक्ति (svára-bhakti, “vowel separation”), a compound of स्वर (svára, “vowel”) + भक्ति (bhaktí, “separation”).
Meanings
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(uncountable, usually) The epenthesis of a vowel, as in the football chant Engerland for England; anaptyxis.
Svarabhakti is a common feature of northern Indian languages such as Hindi and Bengali.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| svarabhaktis | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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Translations (24)
pt suarabácti (epenthesis of a vowel) · de Svarabhakti (epenthesis of a vowel) · pl epenteza samogłosek (epenthesis of a vowel) · te స్వరభక్తి (epenthesis of a vowel) · fr svarabhakti (epenthesis of a vowel) · ne स्वरभक्ति (epenthesis of a vowel) · id swarabakti (epenthesis of a vowel) · pa ਸਵਰਭਕਤੀ (epenthesis of a vowel) · id suarabakti (epenthesis of a vowel) · mr स्वरभक्ती (epenthesis of a vowel) · sv svarabhakti (epenthesis of a vowel) · es svarabhakti (epenthesis of a vowel) · gd fuaimreag-chòmhnaidh (epenthesis of a vowel) · it svarabacti (epenthesis of a vowel) · nn svarabhakti (epenthesis of a vowel) · it svarabhakti (epenthesis of a vowel) · gu સ્વરભક્તિ (epenthesis of a vowel) · hi स्वरभक्ति (epenthesis of a vowel) · bn স্বরভক্তি (epenthesis of a vowel) · nb svarabhakti (epenthesis of a vowel) · sa स्वरभक्ति (epenthesis of a vowel) · de Swarabhakti (epenthesis of a vowel) · kn ಸ್ವರಭಕ್ತಿ (epenthesis of a vowel) · ru сварабха́кти (epenthesis of a vowel)