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sūyanti

sūyati

pr 3rd pl of sūyati (verb)

1. is heard
2. (gram) is pronounced; is written; lit. is heard

Built from

• sū — root · hear, listen
  Receptive attention, the ear receiving sound. Cognate with Sanskrit śru-, Greek kluō (κλύω), and through metathesis with English ear and German Ohr.
• ya — ending · 3rd plural present
  The -ya- thematic vowel and -nti 3rd plural ending mark continuous action by multiple agents in present time.

Etymology. √su (hear) + thematic vowel -a- + 3rd plural -nti. The root su is cognate with Sanskrit śru- (hear, listen), Greek kluo- (hear; English cleave, as in a familiar voice), and English shore (what one hears by the sea). The sense of hearing as receptive attention is primitive Indo-European.

Meanings from the Digital Pāḷi Dictionary; morphology and etymology by Claude.

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