Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

shanti

/ʃɑnti/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.79 in modern English

Syllables: shan-ti
IPA: /ʃɑnti/

9

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

intj

A call for peace, often recited three times as a prayer for peace of the soul.

noun

Peace, tranquility.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"[lines 431–432, page 49] Datta. Dayadhvam. Damyata. / Shantih shantih shantih […] [page 64, note 433] Shantih. Repeated as here, a formal ending to a Upanishad. "The Peace which passeth understanding" is a feeble translation of the content of this word."
"Om Shanti Shanti Om"

Etymology

Transliteration of Sanskrit शान्ति (śānti, “calmness, peace, tranquillity; quietness, rest”), from शम् (śam, “to exert or fatigue oneself, toil at; to become tired, come to an end, finish, stop; to be calm, contented, quiet, or satisfied; to calm, pacify, settle, soothe”) (from Proto-Indo-European *ḱemh₂- (“to exert oneself, toil”)) + -ति (-ti, suffix denoting a state of being).

Origin

Source language: Proto-Indo-European

Word Breakdown

Root: *ḱemh₂-

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ʃɑnti/
British English: /ʃɑːnti/

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

shantih (alternative)

Rhymes With

ante vigilante auntie panty santi shanty chianti ypsilanti scanty ferranti canty santy

Questions

How do you pronounce shanti?: The recorded pronunciation is /ʃɑnti/.
What does shanti mean?: A call for peace, often recited three times as a prayer for peace of the soul.
Where does shanti come from?: It is traced to Proto-Indo-European.

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