shruti

English

Alternative forms

• sruti, śruti

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *ḱlew-

Sanskrit श्रु (śru)

Proto-Indo-European *-tis

Sanskrit -ति (-ti)

Sanskrit श्रुति (śruti)translit.

English shruti

Transliteration of Sanskrit श्रुति (śruti).

Noun

shruti (plural shrutis)

1. (music) The smallest interval of pitch that can be detected or produced.
2. (religion) Any of the ancient religious texts comprising the central canon of Hinduism.

Derived terms

• shruti box