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suṇāti

pr 3rd sg of suṇāti (verb)

1. hears
2. listens (to)

Built from

• su — root · hear
  The root √su- in the sense of perceiving sound; the underlying perception is vivid and direct. Cognate with Sanskrit śṛṇoti and Indo-European *ḱlew-, the same root appearing in English 'loud' (originally 'heard clearly') and Greek klýō.
• ṇā — ending · 3sg present
  Thematic present-tense ending: the -ā- is the thematic vowel, and -ti marks 3rd person singular. This formation is regular for many Pali verbs from roots stressed on the initial syllable.

Etymology. From the root √su (also su-noti), cognate with Sanskrit śṛṇoti 'hears' and Indo-European *ḱlew- 'to hear', the source of Greek klýō and Latin cluēre (in compounds like inclitus 'famous, heard of'). The -ā- marks the thematic present formation.

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

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