Definitions For Svarabhakti

Noun

SVARABHAKTI (plural - or s) (linguistics, phonology) epenthesis, epenthesis of a vowel, as in the football chant Engerland for England; anaptyxis. : {{ux, en, Svarabhakti is a common feature of northern Indian languages such as hindi and bengali.}}

Usage notes

This term was originally a term of art for vowels phonetically inserted between {{IPAchar, /r/}} or {{IPAchar, /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

svarabhaktic

Related terms

vyanjanabhakti

Translations

Bengali: স্বরভক্তি French: svarabhakti, m German: Svarabhakti, f, n, Swarabhakti, f, n Gujarati: સ્વરભક્તિ, f Hindi: स्वरभक्ति, f Indonesian: suarabakti, swarabakti Italian: svarabacti, m, svarabhakti, m Kannada: ಸ್ವರಭಕ್ತಿ Marathi: स्वरभक्ती, f Nepali: स्वरभक्ति Norwegian: : Bokmål: svarabhakti, m : Nynorsk: svarabhakti, m Portuguese: suarabácti, m Punjabi: ਸਵਰਭਕਤੀ, f Russian: сварабха́кти, n Sanskrit: स्वरभक्ति, f Scottish Gaelic: fuaimreag-chòmhnaidh, f Spanish: svarabhakti, m Swedish: svarabhakti, c Telugu: స్వరభక్తి

Etymology

{{bor+, en, sa, स्वरभक्ति, tr=svára-bhakti, , vowel separation}}, a compound of स्वर, tr=svára, , vowel + भक्ति, tr=bhaktí, , separation.