See more. 3. Swammy is another word for gun. Used as a form of address for such a person. In Bengali, the word (pronounced ), while carrying its original meaning, also has the meaning of "husband" in another context. 2. mis 1. Hinduism A religious teacher. a highly respected and revered individual; someone with status, a bmoc Swami definition, an honorific title given to a Hindu religious teacher. A mystic; a yogi. The word comes from South London. The Oxford English Dictionary gives the etymology as: Hindi svāmī 'master, lord, prince', used by Hindus as a term of respectful address, < Sanskrit svāmin in same senses, also the idol or temple of a god.