𑀲𑀼𑀡𑀇

Prakrit

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit शृणोति (śṛṇóti). Cognate to Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀲𑀼𑀡𑁂𑀤𑀺 (suṇedi), Ardhamagadhi Prakrit 𑀲𑀼𑀡𑁂𑀇 (suṇei), Magadhi Prakrit 𑀰𑀼𑀡𑁂𑀤𑀺 (śuṇedi), Pali suṇāti.

Verb

𑀲𑀼𑀡𑀇 (suṇaï) (Devanagari सुणइ, Kannada ಸುಣಇ) (transitive) (Maharastri)

1. to listen, hear

Descendants

• Nepali: सुन्नु (sunnu)
• Punjabi: ਸੁਣਨਾ (suṇnā) / سُننا (suṇnā)

References

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