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svarabhakti

/ˌsvɑɹəˈbɑkti/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
svarab-hak-ti
IPA
/ˌsvɑɹəˈbɑkti/
23
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The epenthesis of a vowel, as in the football chant Engerland for England; anaptyxis.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

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

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˌsvɑɹəˈbɑkti/
  • British English: /ˌsvʌrəˈbʌkti/

Usage

Inflected Forms

svarabhaktis (plural)

Derived Forms

svarabhaktic

Frequently Paired Words

vyanjanabhakti

Questions

How do you pronounce svarabhakti?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌsvɑɹəˈbɑkti/.
What does svarabhakti mean?
The epenthesis of a vowel, as in the football chant Engerland for England; anaptyxis.
Where does svarabhakti come from?
Borrowed from Sanskrit स्वरभक्ति (svára-bhakti, “vowel separation”), a compound of स्वर (svára, “vowel”) + भक्ति (bhaktí, “separation”).

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