Main Entry: swas·ti·ka

Pronunciation: \ˈswäs-ti-kə also swä-ˈstē-\

Function: noun

Etymology: Sanskrit svastika, from svasti well-being, from su- well + as- to be; akin to Sanskrit asti he is, Old English is; from its being regarded as a good luck symbol

Date: 1871

1 : a symbol or ornament in the form of a Greek cross with the ends of the arms extended at right angles all in the same rotary direction
2 : a swastika used as a symbol of anti-Semitism or of Nazism