स्वाहा

Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit स्वाहा (svāhā, “well-invoked”)

Pronunciation

(Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /sʋɑː.ɦɑː/, [sʋäː.ɦäː]

Interjection

स्वाहा • (svāhā)

  1. (Hinduism) said after giving an आहुति (āhuti) during a यज्ञ (yajña)

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
  • স্বাহা (Assamese script)
  • ᬲ᭄ᬯᬵᬳᬵ (Balinese script)
  • স্বাহা (Bengali script)
  • 𑰭𑰿𑰪𑰯𑰮𑰯 (Bhaiksuki script)
  • 𑀲𑁆𑀯𑀸𑀳𑀸 (Brahmi script)
  • သွာဟာ (Burmese script)
  • સ્વાહા (Gujarati script)
  • ਸੑਵਾਹਾ (Gurmukhi script)
  • 𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌹𑌾 (Grantha script)
  • ꦱ꧀ꦮꦴꦲꦴ (Javanese script)
  • 𑂮𑂹𑂫𑂰𑂯𑂰 (Kaithi script)
  • ಸ್ವಾಹಾ (Kannada script)
  • ស្វាហា (Khmer script)
  • ສ຺ວາຫາ (Lao script)
  • സ്വാഹാ (Malayalam script)
  • ᠰᠣᠸᠠ᠎᠊ᠠᡥᠠᢇ (Manchu script)
  • 𑘭𑘿𑘪𑘰𑘮𑘰 (Modi script)
  • ᠰᢦ᠎ᠠᠾᠠ᠋᠎ᠠ (Mongolian script)
  • 𑧍𑧠𑧊𑧑𑧎𑧑 (Nandinagari script)
  • 𑐳𑑂𑐰𑐵𑐴𑐵 (Newa script)
  • ସ୍ଵାହା (Odia script)
  • ꢱ꣄ꢮꢵꢲꢵ (Saurashtra script)
  • 𑆱𑇀𑆮𑆳𑆲𑆳 (Sharada script)
  • 𑖭𑖿𑖪𑖯𑖮𑖯 (Siddham script)
  • ස‍්වාහා (Sinhalese script)
  • 𑪁 𑪙𑩾𑩛𑪂𑩛 (Soyombo script)
  • 𑚨𑚶𑚦𑚭𑚩𑚭 (Takri script)
  • ஸ்வாஹா (Tamil script)
  • స్వాహా (Telugu script)
  • สฺวาหา (Thai script)
  • སྭཱ་ཧཱ (Tibetan script)
  • 𑒮𑓂𑒫𑒰𑒯𑒰 (Tirhuta script)
  • 𑨰𑩇𑨭𑨊𑨱𑨊 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

From सु- (su-, “good, well”) +‎ अह् (ah, “invoke”)

Pronunciation

Interjection

स्वाहा • (svāhā)

  1. (Hinduism) said after giving an आहुति (āhuti) during a यज्ञ (yajña)
  2. (Buddhism) said at the end of a mantra

Descendants
  • → Chinese: 娑婆訶／娑婆诃 (sàpóhē)
    • → Japanese: 薩婆訶 (sowaka)
    • → Korean: 사바하 (sabaha)
    • → Vietnamese: ta bà ha
  • → Khmer: ស្វាហា (svaahaa)
  • Hindi: स्वाहा (svāhā)
  • → Thai: สวาหะ
  • → Tibetan: སྭཱ་ཧཱ་ (swā hā)
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