सीस

Braj

Etymology

From Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀲𑀺𑀲𑁆𑀲 (sissa), from Sanskrit शीर्ष (śīrṣá).

Noun

सीस (sīs) m

  1. (anatomy) head

References

  • Rupert Snell (1991) The Hindi Classical Tradition: A Braj Bhāṣā Reader, London: School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London

Hindi

Alternative forms

  • शीश (śīś)

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀲𑀺𑀲𑁆𑀲 (sissa), from Sanskrit शीर्ष (śīrṣá).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /siːs/

Noun

सीस • (sīs) m (Urdu spelling سیس)

  1. (poetic, anatomy) head
    Synonym: सिर (sir)

Declension

References

Pali

Alternative forms

Noun

सीस n

  1. Devanagari script form of sīsa (head)

Declension

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Etymology

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Pronunciation

Noun

सीस • (sīsa) stem, ?

  1. lead

Descendants

  • Malayalam: ഈയം (īyaṁ), സീസം (sīsaṁ)
  • Tamil: ஈயம் (īyam)

References

  • Apte, Macdonell (2022) “सीस”, in Digital Dictionaries of South India [Combined Sanskrit Dictionaries]
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