svarabhakti
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Sanskrit स्वरभक्ति (svára-bhakti, “vowel separation”), a compound of स्वर (svára, “vowel”) + भक्ति (bhaktí, “separation”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˌsvʌɹəˈbɑːkti/, /ˌswʌɹəˈbɑːkti/, /-bʌkti/
- (US) IPA(key): /ˌsvɑɹəˈbɑkti/, /ˌswɑɹəˈbɑkti/
Noun[edit]
svarabhakti (usually uncountable, plural svarabhaktis)
- (linguistics, phonology) Epenthesis of a vowel, as in the football chant Engerland for England; anaptyxis.
Usage notes[edit]
- This term was originally a term of art for vowels phonetically inserted between /r/ or /l/ and a following consonant in Sanskrit; in modern use, it is used for any vowel insertion, regardless of the language or phonetic context.
Derived terms[edit]
Related terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
epenthesis of a vowel
|