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)
- independent
- Synonym: आज़ाद (āzād)
- 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)
- independent
- 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