masculine
hearer
a hearer; a disciple
Sāvaka [from śru] a hearer, disciple (never an Arahant) D I 164; II 104; III 47, 52, 120 f., 133; A I 88; M I 234; S II 26; It 75 f., 79; Ja I 229; Vism 214, 411. — feminine sāvikā D II 105; III 123; Thig 335; S IV 379; A I 25, 88. (Cf. ariya-°, agga-°, mahā). -saṅgha the congregation of the eight Aryas M II 120; S I 220 (cattāri purisayugāni aṭṭha purisapuggalā); II 79 f.; It 88. [BD]: "never an Arahant": not correct, an Arahant is either a sāvaka or a paccekabuddha; CPD, and see 'sāvaka-saṅgha'.
【陽】 聽者，弟子。~tta,【中】 弟子的身份。~saṅgha,【陽】 弟子的集合。~vikā,【陰】 女弟子。
(masc, masc, agent, from suṇāti) disciple; pupil; follower hearer, disciple [lit.] hearer Construction: √su > sāv + *aka