स्वाहा
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Hindi
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Learned borrowing from Sanskrit स्वाहा (svāhā, “well-invoked”)
Pronunciation
[edit](Delhi) IPA(key): /sʋɑː.ɦɑː/, [sʋäː.ɦäː]
Interjection
[edit]स्वाहा • (svāhā)
Sanskrit
[edit]Alternative scripts
[edit]Alternative scripts
- স্বাহা (Assamese script)
- ᬲ᭄ᬯᬵᬳᬵ (Balinese script)
- স্বাহা (Bengali script)
- 𑰭𑰿𑰪𑰯𑰮𑰯 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀲𑁆𑀯𑀸𑀳𑀸 (Brahmi script)
- သွာဟာ (Burmese script)
- સ્વાહા (Gujarati script)
- ਸ੍ਵਾਹਾ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌹𑌾 (Grantha script)
- ꦱ꧀ꦮꦴꦲꦴ (Javanese script)
- 𑂮𑂹𑂫𑂰𑂯𑂰 (Kaithi script)
- ಸ್ವಾಹಾ (Kannada script)
- ស្វាហា (Khmer script)
- ສ຺ວາຫາ (Lao script)
- സ്വാഹാ (Malayalam script)
- ᠰᠣᠸᠠ᠊ᠠᡥᠠᢇ (Manchu script)
- 𑘭𑘿𑘪𑘰𑘮𑘰 (Modi script)
- ᠰᢦᠠᠾᠠ᠋ᠠ (Mongolian script)
- 𑧍𑧠𑧊𑧑𑧎𑧑 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐳𑑂𑐰𑐵𑐴𑐵 (Newa script)
- ସ୍ଵାହା (Odia script)
- ꢱ꣄ꢮꢵꢲꢵ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆱𑇀𑆮𑆳𑆲𑆳 (Sharada script)
- 𑖭𑖿𑖪𑖯𑖮𑖯 (Siddham script)
- ස්වාහා (Sinhalese script)
- 𑪁 𑪙𑩾𑩛𑪂𑩛 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚨𑚶𑚦𑚭𑚩𑚭 (Takri script)
- ஸ்வாஹா (Tamil script)
- స్వాహా (Telugu script)
- สฺวาหา (Thai script)
- སྭཱ་ཧཱ (Tibetan script)
- 𑒮𑓂𑒫𑒰𑒯𑒰 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨰𑩇𑨭𑨊𑨱𑨊 (Zanabazar Square script)
Etymology
[edit]From सु- (su-, “well”) + आह (ā́ha, “said”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Interjection
[edit]स्वाहा • (svā́hā)
- (Hinduism) said after giving an आहुति (āhuti) during a यज्ञ (yajña)
- (Buddhism) said at the end of a mantra
Descendants
[edit]Categories:
- Hindi terms borrowed from Sanskrit
- Hindi learned borrowings from Sanskrit
- Hindi terms derived from Sanskrit
- Hindi terms with IPA pronunciation
- Hindi lemmas
- Hindi interjections
- hi:Hinduism
- Sanskrit terms prefixed with सु-
- Sanskrit terms with IPA pronunciation
- Sanskrit lemmas
- Sanskrit interjections
- sa:Hinduism
- sa:Buddhism