svarabhakti

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Pronunciation

/ˌsvʌrəˈbʌkti/ /ˌsvæ-/ /ˌsvɑː-/ /-bækti/ /ˌsvɑɹəˈbɑkti/ /ˌswɑɹəˈbɑkti/

Word forms

svarabhakti svarabhaktis

Etymology

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

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