svarabhakti

noun sva·ra·bhak·ti \ ˌsf|ärəˈbäktē , ˌsv| , ˌsw| , -ˈbak- , |ərəˈbək- , -ti \

Definition of svarabhakti

plural -s

: the introduction of a vowel sound in Sanskrit especially between r or l and a following consonant; also : a similar phenomenon in other languages

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Origin and Etymology of svarabhakti

Sanskrit, literally, part of a vowel, from svara sound, vowel (from svarati he sounds, resounds) + bhakti division, portion, from bhajati he grants, allots