𑀰𑀼𑀡𑁂𑀤𑀺

𑀰𑀼𑀡𑁂𑀤𑀺

Prakrit

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit शृणोति (śṛṇóti). Cognate to Ardhamagadhi Prakrit 𑀲𑀼𑀡𑁂𑀇 (suṇei), Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀲𑀼𑀡𑁂𑀤𑀺 (suṇedi), Maharastri Prakrit 𑀲𑀼𑀡𑀇 (suṇaï), Pali suṇāti.

Verb

𑀰𑀼𑀡𑁂𑀤𑀺 (śuṇedi) (Devanagari शुणेदि) (transitive) (Magadhi)

1. to listen, hear

Descendants

• Assamese: শুন (xun)
• Bengali: শোনা (śona), হুনা (huna)
• Oriya: ଶୁଣିବା (śuṇiba)
• Sylheti: ꠢꠥꠘꠣ (huna)

Further reading

• Pischel, Richard; Jha, Subhadra (contributor) (1957) Comparative Grammar of the Prakrit Languages, Varanasi: Motilal Banarasidass, page 357.
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “śr̥ṇṓti”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press