சுவாமி

Tamil

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit स्वामिन् (svāmin). Doublet of சாமி (cāmi).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /t͡ɕuʋaːmi/, [sʊʋɑːmɪ]

Noun

சுவாமி • (cuvāmi)

  1. master, lord
    Synonym: தலைவன் (talaivaṉ)
  2. supreme being
    Synonym: கடவுள் (kaṭavuḷ)
  3. (Hinduism) Skanda
    Synonym: சுப்பிரமணியன் (cuppiramaṇiyaṉ)
  4. spiritual preceptor
    Synonym: குரு (kuru)
  5. elder
    Synonym: மூத்தோன் (mūttōṉ)
  6. a term of respectful address
  7. gold
    Synonym: பொன் (poṉ)

Further reading
  • University of Madras, “சுவாமி”, in Tamil Lexicon, Madras [Chennai]: Diocesan Press, 1924–1936.
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