स्वञ्ज्

• स्वज् (svaj)

Probably from Proto-Indo-European *sweng-, *swengʷʰ- (“to bend, swing”), in which case, cognate with a complex of Germanic words represented by Proto-Germanic *swinganą (“to swing”) and related terms,^[1] including English swing, swank, sway, and via Old Norse, swag, swagger.

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /sʋɐɲd͡ʑ/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /s̪ʋɐɲd͡ʑ/

स्वञ्ज् • (svañj)

1. to embrace, clasp, encircle
2. to twist or wind round

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Derived Nominal Forms

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