swachh
An Indian term meaning clean or cleanliness, drawn from Hindi/Sanskrit.
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#1·Apr 28, 2026
An Indian term meaning clean or cleanliness, drawn from Hindi/Sanskrit. It gained wide recognition through the 'Swachh Bharat Abhiyan' (Clean India Mission) launched by the Indian government in 2014 to improve sanitation and hygiene infrastructure across the country. In everyday use it simply means clean or pure.
The school was awarded for being one of the most swachh campuses in the district.
Origin: From Sanskrit/Hindi 'swachh' (clean, pure); related to Sanskrit 'svaccha' (pure, transparent). Editorial expansion authored on Slangora.
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#2·Apr 27, 2026
(India) cleanliness; purity.
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