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savanīyo

savanīya

masc nom sg of savanīya (ptp); masc nom sg of savanīya (adj)

1. worth hearing; listenable; lovely to listen to; (comm) easy on the ear; lit. to be heard
2. related to hearing; concerning listening

Etymology. √su > sav + *anīya; from √su 'hear'; Sanskrit śravaṇīya [śru]

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

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