स्व

Newari

Etymology

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *g-sum.

Numeral

स्व (sva)

three

Sanskrit

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *swá, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *swá, from Proto-Indo-European *swé (“self”). Cognate with Avestan 𐬓𐬀‎ (xᵛa), Latin suus, Ancient Greek ἑός (heós), Persian ‎ (khod), Russian свой (svoj).

Pronunciation

(Vedic) IPA^(key): /s̪ʋɐ́/
(Classical) IPA^(key): /s̪ʋɐ/

Pronoun

स्व • (svá)

(possessive) his/her own
of self

Noun

स्व • (svá) m

one's self

Derived terms

स्वतन्त्र (svátantra, “self-dependent”)
स्वराज (svárāja, “self-rule, sovereignty”)
स्वाभिमान (svā́bhimāna, “self-respect”)

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