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Javanese
Romanization
swari
- Romanization of ꦱ꧀ꦮꦫꦶ
Old High German
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-West Germanic *swārī, form Proto-Germanic *swērį̄; equivalent to swār (“heavy”) + -ī.
Noun
swārī f
- heaviness
Declension
Declension of swārī (īn-stem)
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
- soundly
Etymology 2
Unknown (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun
swari
- (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
- To swallow