masculine noun, accusative singular
Etymology. From √śru "hear" (Sanskrit śrotra "ear"; Greek ἀκούω "I hear"; English "shear" in the sense of perceiving sound waves). The nominalization sota represents the instrument or faculty of hearing.
Meanings from the Digital Pāḷi Dictionary; morphology and etymology by Claude.
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