n., pl. swa·mis.

1. Hinduism. A religious teacher.
2. A mystic; a yogi.
3. Used as a form of address for such a person.

[Hindi svāmī, master, swami, from Sanskrit, being one's own master, possessing proprietary rights.]

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: a Hindu religious teacher; used as a title of respect

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - swami

Nederlands (Dutch)
Hindoe leraar, expert

Français (French)
n. - swami

Deutsch (German)
n. - männlicher hinduistischer Religionslehrer

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - σουάμι, ινδουιστής ιεροδιδάσκαλος

Italiano (Italian)
maestro indiano

Português (Portuguese)
n. - suami (m)

Русский (Russian)
учитель, свами (обращение к брахману), свами (титул святого), мудрец, знаток, провидец

Español (Spanish)
n. - maestro (en la India), erudito, sabio

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - gammal gubbe

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
偶像, 学者, 专家, 老师

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 偶像, 學者, 專家, 老師

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 스와미, 힌두교의 우상

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - スワーミー, 学者, 賢者

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) السوامي : معلم ديني هندوسي‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮מורה דת הודי‬

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