स्वाहा

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Hindi[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

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

Interjection[edit]

स्वाहा • (svāhā)

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

Sanskrit[edit]

Alternative scripts[edit]

Alternative scripts

স্বাহা (Assamese script)
ᬲ᭄ᬯᬵᬳᬵ (Balinese script)
স্বাহা (Bengali script)
𑰭𑰿𑰪𑰯𑰮𑰯 (Bhaiksuki script)
𑀲𑁆𑀯𑀸𑀳𑀸 (Brahmi script)
သွာဟာ (Burmese script)
સ્વાહા (Gujarati script)
ਸ੍ਵਾਹਾ (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[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

(Vedic) IPA^(key): /sʋɑː.ɦɑː/
(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈs̪ʋɑː.ɦɑː/

Interjection[edit]

स्वाहा • (svāhā)

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

Descendants[edit]

→ 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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