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Swadesh
स्वदेशSay it swuh-DAYSH
- Meaning today
- Homeland, one's own country
- Original meaning
- "one's own place, country or home" Monier-Williams, p. 1275
- Say it
- swuh-DAYSH
- Written
- स्वदेश
- Other spellings
- Svadesh
Swadesh
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Swadesh meaning
Swadesh (स्वदेश) is a Hindu boy's name of Sanskrit origin.
One's own place, country or home
Also used to mean: homeland, one's own country
Swadesh (स्वदेश) is Sanskrit sva-deśa, from sva, "own", and deśa, "place, country". Monier-Williams gives it as one's own place, country or home, citing the Laws of Manu and the Rājataraṅgiṇī, and in the plural as the people of one's own country. The word gained new weight in the freedom movement through the Swadeshi campaign, which urged Indians to use goods made at home. Name lists give Swadesh as "homeland" or "one's own country", matching the dictionary.
Source: Monier-Williams, Sanskrit–English Dictionary (1899), p. 1275 · entry sva-deśa · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026
References: Monier-Williams, sva-deśa, p. 1275 · Wikipedia, Swadeshi movement
Spellings
Swadesh · Svadesh