svarabhakti
The epenthesis of a vowel, as in the football chant Engerland for EnglandThe epenthesis of a vowel, as in the football chant Engerland for England; anaptyxis.
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable, usually)The epenthesis of a vowel, as in the football chant Engerland for England; anaptyxis.
Svarabhakti is a common feature of northern Indian languages such as Hindi and Bengali.
Svarabhakti, Swarabhakti
сварабха́ктиsvarabxákti
Translations
7 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 1
Origin
Borrowed from Sanskrit स्वरभक्ति (svára-bhakti, “vowel separation”), a compound of स्वर (sBorrowed from Sanskrit स्वरभक्ति (svára-bhakti, “vowel separation”), a compound of स्वर (svára, “vowel”) + भक्ति (bhaktí, “separation”).
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Forms
plural: svarabhaktis| Singular | svarabhakti |
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uncountable
Word family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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