స్వామి
Telugu
Etymology
From Sanskrit स्वामिन् (svāmin).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sʋaːmi/
Noun
స్వామి • (svāmi) m (plural స్వాములు)
- a lord, master, sovereign, owner, or proprietor
- a husband
- a spiritual guide or preceptor
- a Brahmin is usually thus addressed by a junior or by a Shudra
References
- "స్వామి" in Charles Philip Brown (1903) A Telugu-English dictionary, Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 1378