shruti

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Etymology

    Etymology tree
    Proto-Indo-European *ḱlew-
    Sanskrit श्रु (śru)
    Proto-Indo-European *-tis
    Sanskrit -ति (-ti)
    Sanskrit श्रुति (śruti)translit.
    English shruti

    Transliteration of Sanskrit श्रुति (śruti).

    Noun

    shruti (plural shrutis)

    1. (music) The smallest interval of pitch that can be detected or produced.
    2. (religion) Any of the ancient religious texts comprising the central canon of Hinduism.

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