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sote

sota

masc acc pl of sota (noun); masc loc sg of sota (noun); nt acc pl of sota (noun); nt loc 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. From Indo-European *sreu- 'to flow, stream' (cognate with Latin serum 'whey', English sore in the sense of running/flowing). In the ear sense, sota derives from the auditory canal as a 'channel' through which sound flows — the same root metaphor as English 'stream of consciousness'. The root appears in Sanskrit srotá-, reinforcing the sense of flowing conduit.

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

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