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sotā

sota

masc nom pl of sota (noun); masc instr sg of sota (noun); masc abl sg of sota (noun); masc voc sg of sota (noun); …

1. sota (masc): stream; river; current
2. sota (nt): stream; river; current
3. sota (nt): ear
4. sotar (masc): hearer; listener
5. sota (nt): opening; aperture; channel; pathway; lit. stream
6. sota (nt): faculty of hearing; lit. ear

Etymology. √su > so + *ta; from √su 'flow'; Sanskrit srotas [sru]

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

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