Hindi

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Etymology

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Hindi verb set
सुनना (sunnā)
सुनाना (sunānā)
सुनवाना (sunvānā)

    Inherited from Sanskrit शृणोति (śṛṇoti), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćr̥náwti, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱl̥néwti. Cognate with Nepali सुन्नु (sunnu), Assamese শুনা (xuna).

    Pronunciation

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    • (Delhi) IPA(key): /sʊn.nɑː/, [sʊ̃n.näː]
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    Verb

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    सुनना (sunnā) (intransitive, Urdu spelling سننا)

    1. to listen, hear
    2. (figuratively) to take abuse passively, to bear, suffer silently
      गाली सुननाgālī sunnāto bear insults

    Conjugation

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