श्रौत्र

Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit श्रौत्र (śrautra).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ʃɾɔːt̪.ɾᵊ/

Adjective

श्रौत्र • (śrautra) (Urdu spelling شْرَوتْرَ)

1. proficiency in Vedas
2. hearing

Derived terms

• श्रौत्रकर्म (śrautrakarm)

 

References

• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “श्रौत्र”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha

Sanskrit

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɕɾɑːwt.ɾɐ́/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈɕɾɑwt̪.ɾɐ/

Adjective

श्रौत्र • (śrautra) stem

1. relating to the ear

Descendants

• → Hindi: श्रौत्र (śrautra) (learned)

References

• Arthur Anthony Macdonell (1893) “श्रौत्र”, in A practical Sanskrit dictionary with transliteration, accentuation, and etymological analysis throughout, London: Oxford University Press