svarabhakti
1 of 2noun
sva·ra·bhak·ti
ˌsf|ärəˈbäktē,
ˌsv|,
ˌsw|,
-ˈbak-,
|ərəˈbək-,
-ti
plural -s
: the introduction of a vowel sound in Sanskrit especially between r or l and a following consonant
also : a similar phenomenon in other languages
svarabhakti
2 of 2adjective
variants or less commonly svarabhaktic
¦⸗⸗¦⸗tik
: of, relating to, or used in svarabhakti
a svarabhakti vowel
Word History
Etymology
Noun
Sanskrit, literally, part of a vowel, from svara sound, vowel (from svarati he sounds, resounds) + bhakti division, portion, from bhajati he grants, allots
- getting round
- getting round (to)
- getting round to
- getting somewhere
- getting the ax
- getting the better of
- getting the hang of
- getting there
- getting through
- getting through (to)
- getting through to
- getting to
- getting to know
- getting together
- getting up
- getting wind of
- getting with it
- gettings
- Getty
- Gettysburg
- gettysburgs
- getulan
- Getulian
- getup
- getups