svarabhakti
The epenthesis of a vowel, as in the football chant Engerland for England; anaptyxis.
uncountable
Svarabhakti is a common feature of northern Indian languages such as Hindi and Bengali.
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Sanskrit स्वरभक्ति (svára-bhakti, “vowel separation”), a compound of स्वर (svára, “vowel”) + भक्ति (bhaktí, “separation”).
Adapted from the Wiktionary entry svarabhakti (CC BY-SA 4.0).