श्रुति

Hindi

Etymology

From Sanskrit श्रुति (śruti).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʃɾʊ.t̪iː/

Noun

श्रुति (śruti) f

  1. hearing, listening
    Synonym: सुनना (sunnā)
  2. something heard, hearsay
  3. (Hinduism) shruti: sacred knowledge of the Vedas traditionally transmitted orally
  4. (music) shruti: the shortest discernable interval of pitch, 22 of which are in an octave

Declension

Declension of श्रुति
Singular Plural
Direct श्रुती (śrutī) श्रुतियाँ (śrutiyā̃)
Oblique श्रुती (śrutī) श्रुतियों (śrutiyõ)
Vocative श्रुती (śrutī) श्रुतियो (śrutiyo)

Proper noun

श्रुति (śruti) f

  1. A female given name, equivalent to English Sruti..

References


Sanskrit

Etymology 1

From Proto-Indo-European *ḱlew-ti-.

Noun

श्रुति (śrúti) f

  1. hearing, listening
    śrutim abhinīyafeigning to hear
    śrutiṃ vaco nugāṃ-√kṛto listen to a speech
  2. ear, organ or power of hearing
  3. the diagonal of a tetragon or hypothenuse of a triangle
  4. that which is heard or perceived with the ear, sound, noise
  5. an aggregate of sounds (whether forming a word or any part of a word)
  6. rumour, report, news, intelligence, hearsay
  7. a saying, saw, word
  8. that which has been heard or communicated from the beginning, sacred knowledge orally transmitted by the Brahmans from generation to generation, the Veda
  9. (music) a particular division of the octave, a quarter tone or interval (twenty-two of these are enumerated, four constituting a major tone, three a minor, and two a semitone; they are said to be personified as nymphs)
  10. name, title
  11. learning, scholarship
Declension
Feminine i-stem declension of श्रुति
Nom. sg. श्रुतिः (śrutiḥ)
Gen. sg. श्रुत्याः / श्रुतेः (śrutyāḥ / śruteḥ)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative श्रुतिः (śrutiḥ) श्रुती (śrutī) श्रुतयः (śrutayaḥ)
Vocative श्रुते (śrute) श्रुती (śrutī) श्रुतयः (śrutayaḥ)
Accusative श्रुतिम् (śrutim) श्रुती (śrutī) श्रुतीः (śrutīḥ)
Instrumental श्रुत्या (śrutyā) श्रुतिभ्याम् (śrutibhyām) श्रुतिभिः (śrutibhiḥ)
Dative श्रुत्यै / श्रुतये (śrutyai / śrutaye) श्रुतिभ्याम् (śrutibhyām) श्रुतिभ्यः (śrutibhyaḥ)
Ablative श्रुत्याः / श्रुतेः (śrutyāḥ / śruteḥ) श्रुतिभ्याम् (śrutibhyām) श्रुतिभ्यः (śrutibhyaḥ)
Genitive श्रुत्याः / श्रुतेः (śrutyāḥ / śruteḥ) श्रुत्योः (śrutyoḥ) श्रुतीनाम् (śrutīnām)
Locative श्रुत्याम् / श्रुतौ (śrutyām / śrutau) श्रुत्योः (śrutyoḥ) श्रुतिषु (śrutiṣu)

Etymology 2

Noun

श्रुति (śrúti) f

  1. (compare स्रुति (sruti)) course, path (?)
  2. the constellation, श्रवणा (śravaṇā)
Declension
Feminine i-stem declension of श्रुति
Nom. sg. श्रुतिः (śrutiḥ)
Gen. sg. श्रुत्याः / श्रुतेः (śrutyāḥ / śruteḥ)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative श्रुतिः (śrutiḥ) श्रुती (śrutī) श्रुतयः (śrutayaḥ)
Vocative श्रुते (śrute) श्रुती (śrutī) श्रुतयः (śrutayaḥ)
Accusative श्रुतिम् (śrutim) श्रुती (śrutī) श्रुतीः (śrutīḥ)
Instrumental श्रुत्या (śrutyā) श्रुतिभ्याम् (śrutibhyām) श्रुतिभिः (śrutibhiḥ)
Dative श्रुत्यै / श्रुतये (śrutyai / śrutaye) श्रुतिभ्याम् (śrutibhyām) श्रुतिभ्यः (śrutibhyaḥ)
Ablative श्रुत्याः / श्रुतेः (śrutyāḥ / śruteḥ) श्रुतिभ्याम् (śrutibhyām) श्रुतिभ्यः (śrutibhyaḥ)
Genitive श्रुत्याः / श्रुतेः (śrutyāḥ / śruteḥ) श्रुत्योः (śrutyoḥ) श्रुतीनाम् (śrutīnām)
Locative श्रुत्याम् / श्रुतौ (śrutyām / śrutau) श्रुत्योः (śrutyoḥ) श्रुतिषु (śrutiṣu)

References

  • Sir Monier Monier-Williams (1898) A Sanskrit-English dictionary etymologically and philologically arranged with special reference to cognate Indo-European languages, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 1101
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