Swara, Svara

Origin: Sanskrit
Meaning: “noise; sound; accent; musical note”
Gender: Feminine
(SWUH-ruh; SVUH-ruh)

The name is derived from the Sanskrit स्वर (svara) meaning “noise; sound; accent; musical note.”

In Classical Indian music, svara is used to denote the concept of musical pitch.

Sources

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Svara
• http://spokensanskrit.org