श्रुति

Hindi

noun
Definitions
  • hearing, listening
  • something heard, hearsay
  • (Hinduism) : sacred knowledge of the Vedas traditionally transmitted orally
  • (music) : the shortest discernable interval of pitch, 22 of which are in an octave

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit श्रुति root from Proto-Indo-European *ḱlew- (hear, clean, famous, heard, listen).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*ḱlew-

Gloss

hear, clean, famous, heard, listen

Concept
Semantic Field

The body

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

聞

Emoji
👂️ 🙉 🧏

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