sirā

See also: Appendix:Variations of "sira"

Pali

Alternative forms
Alternative forms
  • 𑀲𑀺𑀭𑀸 (Brahmi script)
  • सिरा (Devanagari script)
  • সিরা (Bengali script)
  • සිරා (Sinhalese script)
  • သိရာ or သိရႃ (Burmese script)
  • สิรา (Thai script)
  • ᩈᩥᩁᩣ (Tai Tham script)
  • ສິຣາ (Lao script)
  • សិរា (Khmer script)
  • 𑄥𑄨𑄢𑄂 (Chakma script)

Etymology 1

Inherited from Sanskrit सिरा (sirā́). Cognate with Prakrit 𑀲𑀺𑀭𑀸 (sirā).[1]

Noun

sirā f

  1. (anatomy) a blood vessel, vein, nerve, tendon[2]
Declension
Declension table of "sirā" (feminine)
Case \ NumberSingularPlural
Nominative (first)sirāsirāyo or sirā
Accusative (second)siraṃsirāyo or sirā
Instrumental (third)sirāyasirāhi or sirābhi
Dative (fourth)sirāyasirānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)sirāyasirāhi or sirābhi
Genitive (sixth)sirāyasirānaṃ
Locative (seventh)sirāya or sirāyaṃsirāsu
Vocative (calling)siresirāyo or sirā

Noun

sirā

  1. ablative singular of siras (“head”)
  2. vocative singular of siras (“head”)

References
  1. Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “sirāˊ”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 775
  2. Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “sirā”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead, page 711
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