swari

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Javanese

Romanization

swari

  1. Romanization of ꦱ꧀ꦮꦫꦶ

Old High German

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-West Germanic *swārī, form Proto-Germanic *swērį̄; equivalent to swār (heavy) +‎ .

Noun

swārī f

  1. heaviness

Declension

Descendants

  • Middle High German: swære

Old Javanese

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /swa.ri/
  • Rhymes: -ri
  • Hyphenation: swa‧ri

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Sanskrit स्वरि (svari, noisy)

Adjective

swari

  1. soundly

Etymology 2

Unknown (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

swari

  1. (zoology) cassowary

Descendants

Further reading

  • "swari" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.

Sranan Tongo

Verb

swari

  1. To swallow