स्वामी

Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit स्वामिन् (svāmín). Doublet of साँई (sā̃ī).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /sʋɑː.miː/, [sʋäː.miː]

Noun

स्वामी • (svāmīm (Urdu spelling سْوامِی)

  1. master, lord, owner
  2. husband
  3. (Hinduism) saint

Declension

Declension of स्वामी (masc ī-stem)
singular plural
direct स्वामी
svāmī
स्वामी
svāmī
oblique स्वामी
svāmī
स्वामियों
svāmiyõ
vocative स्वामी
svāmī
स्वामियो
svāmiyo

Derived terms

  • स्वामीभक्त (svāmībhakt)

Descendants

  • English: swami
  • Malay: suami