सुनना

Hindi

Etymology

Hindi verb set
सुनना (sunnā)
सुनाना (sunānā)
सुनवाना (sunvānā)

Inherited from Sanskrit शृणोति (śṛṇoti), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćr̥náwti, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱl̥néwti. Cognate with Nepali सुन्नु (sunnu), Assamese শুনা (xuna).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /sʊn.nɑː/, [sʊ̃n.näː]
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Verb

सुनना • (sunnā) (intransitive, Urdu spelling سننا)

  1. to listen, hear
  2. (figuratively) to take abuse passively, to bear, suffer silently
    गाली सुननाgālī sunnāto bear insults

Conjugation

References

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