svarabhakti

American  

[sfahr-ah-bahk-tee, svuh-ruh-buhk-ti] / ˌsfɑr ɑˈbɑk ti, svə rəˈbʌk tɪ /

noun

Linguistics.

1. the process of inserting vowel sounds into a consonant cluster, as in a loanword to make it conform to the pattern of the speaker's language and, hence, more easily pronounceable, as in the Italian pronunciation for German Landsknecht

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Etymology

Origin of svarabhakti

1875–80; < Sanskrit: vowel segment (inserted in particular environments)