svarabhakti

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English

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit स्वरभक्ति (svára-bhakti, vowel separation), a compound of स्वर (svára, vowel) + भक्ति (bhaktí, separation).

Pronunciation

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  • Lua error in Module:parameters at line 291: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "US" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /ˌsvɑɹəˈbɑkti/, /ˌswɑɹəˈbɑkti/

Noun

svarabhakti (usually uncountable, plural svarabhaktis)

  1. (linguistics, phonology) Epenthesis of a vowel, as in the football chant Engerland for England; anaptyxis.

Usage notes

  • Originally used in Sanskrit grammar terminology for vowels phonetically inserted between /r/ or /l/ and a following consonant, but nowadays also applied to other languages.

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