Punjabi

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Etymology

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Punjabi verb set
ਸੁਣਨਾ (suṇnā)
ਸੁਨਾਉਣਾ (sunāuṇā)

    Inherited from Old Punjabi ਸੁਣਿ (suṇi), from Apabhramsa सुणइ (suṇaï), from Prakrit 𑀲𑀼𑀡𑀇 (suṇaï), from Sanskrit शृणोति (śṛṇóti).[1]

    Verb

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    ਸੁਣਨਾ (suṇanā) (transitive, Shahmukhi spelling سُݨنا)

    1. to hear, to listen

    Conjugation

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    References

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    1. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “śr̥ṇṓti”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 730:P.ludh. sunanā

    Further reading

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    • ਸੁਣਨਾ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025