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English
Etymology 1
Noun
swara (plural swaras)
- (music) Alternative form of svara
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 Javanese
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit स्वर (svara). Doublet of sora.
Pronunciation
Noun
swara
- sound, voice
- Synonyms: ābhā, dhwani, śabda, swabawa, uni, wacana, wuni
- vowel
Derived terms
Descendants
Further reading
Swahili
Pronunciation
Noun
swara class IX (plural swara class X)
- Alternative form of swala (gazelle)
Further reading
- swara in Swahili Oxford Living Dictionaries, Oxford University Press