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shanti

intj · noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ʃɑːnti/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • General-American: /ʃɑnti/
  • General-American: [-ɾi]
  • India: /ˈʃaːnt̪i/
  • rhymes with -ɑːnti
  • CMU ARPABET: SH AE1 N T IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

intj

Meaning 1

A call for peace, often recited three times as a prayer for peace of the soul.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Hinduism

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

Peace, tranquility.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Hinduism, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Transliteration of Sanskrit शान्ति (śānti, “calmness, peace, tranquillity; quietness, rest”), from शम् (śam, “to exert or fatigue oneself, toil at; to become tired, come to an end, finish, stop; to be calm, contented, quiet, or satisfied; to calm, pacify, settle, soothe”) (from Proto-Indo-European *ḱemh2- (“to exert oneself, toil”)) + -ति (-ti, suffix denoting a state of being).

Across languages

Translations

10 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • German: Shanti — peace, tranquility — see also peace, tranquility
  • Hebrew: שַׁנְטִי (shánti) — peace, tranquility — see also peace, tranquility
  • Hindi: शांति (śānti) — peace, tranquility — see also peace, tranquility
  • Hindi: शान्ति (śānti) — peace, tranquility — see also peace, tranquility
  • Japanese: シャンティ — peace, tranquility — see also peace, tranquility
  • Polish: śanti — peace, tranquility — see also peace, tranquility
  • Russian: шанти (šanti) — peace, tranquility — see also peace, tranquility
  • Sanskrit: शान्ति (śānti) — peace, tranquility — see also peace, tranquility
  • Urdu: شانتی (śāntī) — peace, tranquility — see also peace, tranquility
  • Urdu: شانْتی (śāntī) — peace, tranquility — see also peace, tranquility