swara
English
Etymology 1
Noun
swara (plural swaras)
Etymology 2
Noun
swara (uncountable)
- Synonym of vani (“arranged marriage practice”).
Javanese
Romanization
swara
- romanization of ꦱ꧀ꦮꦫ
Northern Sotho
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *-jípata.
Verb
swara
- to hold
Old English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈswɑ.rɑ/
Noun
swara
- nominative/accusative/genitive plural of swaru
Old Javanese
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit स्वर (svara). Doublet of sora.
Pronunciation
Noun
swara
Alternative forms
- sawara
Derived terms
- aswara
- komalaswara
- mahāswara
- saptaswara
- suswara
- swarajña
- swaraprayoga
- swarastuti
- swarawyañjana
- swarawyañjanaśāstra
- swarāwatī
Descendants
- Javanese: ꦱ꧀ꦮꦫ (swara), ꦱꦾꦫ (syara), ꦱꦸꦮꦫ (suwara)
- → Balinese: ᬲ᭄ᬯᬭ (suara)
- >? Javanese: ꦱꦿꦮ (srawa)
Further reading
- “swara” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
Swahili
Pronunciation
Audio (Kenya): (file)
Noun
swara class IX (plural swara class X)
- alternative form of swala (gazelle)
Further reading
- swara in Swahili Oxford Living Dictionaries, Oxford University Press