𑀲𑀼𑀡𑁂𑀤𑀺

Prakrit

Alternative forms

• 𑀲𑀼𑀡𑀸𑀤𑀺 (suṇādi)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit शृणोति (śṛṇóti). Cognate to Maharastri Prakrit 𑀲𑀼𑀡𑀇 (suṇaï), Ardhamagadhi Prakrit 𑀲𑀼𑀡𑁂𑀇 (suṇei), Magadhi Prakrit 𑀰𑀼𑀡𑁂𑀤𑀺 (śuṇedi), Pali suṇāti.

Verb

𑀲𑀼𑀡𑁂𑀤𑀺 (suṇedi) (Devanagari सुणेदि) (transitive) (Sauraseni)

1. to listen, hear

Descendants

• Old Gujarati: सुणइ (suṇaï)
  • Gujarati: સુણવું (suṇvũ)
• Hindustani: sunnā
  • Hindi: सुनना
  • Urdu: سننا
• Romani: śunel, ashunel, shunel; aśunel; ašunel, šunel
  • Caló: junar
    • → Spanish: junar (“see, watch, observe”)

Further reading

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