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 خود (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”)