स्वतंत्र
Hindi
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Sanskrit स्वतन्त्र (svatantra). By surface analysis, स्व- (sva-) + -तंत्र (-tantra).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Hindi) IPA(key): /sʋə.t̪ən.t̪ɾᵊ/, [sʋɐ.t̪ɐ̃n̪.t̪ɾᵊ]
Adjective
स्वतंत्र • (svatantra) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling سوتنتر)
- independent
- Synonym: आज़ाद (āzād)
- free, liberated
- Synonym: मुक्त (mukt)
Related terms
- स्वतंत्रता (svatantratā)
References
- Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975), “स्वतंत्र”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. “Sea of Hindi words”] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha, page 5385
- Caturvedi, Mahendra; Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970), “स्वतंत्र”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House, page 843
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “स्वतंत्र”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 1049
- Bahri, Hardev (1989), “स्वतंत्र”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons, page 684.
Marathi
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit स्वतंत्र (svataṃtra). Related to स्वातंत्र्य (svātantrya, “independence”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sʋə.t̪ən.t̪ɾə/
Adjective
स्वतंत्र • (svatantra)
- independent
- free
- Synonym: मुक्त (mukta)
References
- Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983), “स्वतंत्र”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
- Molesworth, James Thomas (1857), “स्वतंत्र”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
- Shridhar Ganesh Vaze (1911), “स्वतंत्र”, in The Aryabhusan School Dictionary, Poona: Arya-Bhushan Press