Swastika

See also: swastika, 卐, and 卍

German

Alternative forms
  • Svastika (less common)

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit स्वस्तिक m (svastika).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈsvastika/
  • Hyphenation: Swas‧ti‧ka
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Noun

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value) or
Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

  1. swastika (especially one in a non-National Socialist context)
    Synonym: Hakenkreuz

Declension

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Descendants
  • → Turkish: svastika

Further reading
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