aud
to hear
Latin · audire / auditus
Aud and audit come from Latin audire, "to hear", and auditus, "heard". They appear in words about hearing, listening, sound, and examining by listening.
Memory trick
AUDience listens; AUDible means you can hear it.
Words from this root
- audible (aud + ible) — able to be heardसुनाई देने वाला
- audience (aud + ience) — people who listen or watchदर्शक, श्रोता
- audio (audio) — of sound; recorded soundध्वनि, ऑडियो
- audiology (audio + logy) — study of hearingश्रवण विज्ञान
- audiometer (audio + meter) — a device to test hearingश्रवण मापक यंत्र
- audiophile (audio + phile) — a lover of fine soundउत्तम ध्वनि का शौकीन
- audiotape (audio + tape) — a tape of recorded soundऑडियो टेप
- audiovisual (audio + visual) — using sound and sightदृश्य-श्रव्य
- audit (audit) — to check accountsलेखा-परीक्षण करना
- audition (aud + ition) — a trial hearing for a performerकलाकार की परीक्षा, ऑडिशन
- auditory (audit + ory) — of hearingश्रवण संबंधी
- inaudible (in + aud + ible) — not able to be heardसुनाई न देने वाला