नस

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See also: निस् and नासा

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀡𑀲𑀸 (ṇasā), from Sanskrit स्नसा (snasā, “tendon, muscle”).

Pronunciation

Noun

नस • (nas) f (Urdu spelling نَس)

  1. (anatomy) blood vessel
    Synonym: नाड़ी (nāṛī)
    नसें ढीली होना ― nasẽ ḍhīlī honā ― to be demoralized (literally, “to have loose blood vessels/nerves”)
  2. (anatomy) nerve
    Synonym: स्नायु (snāyu)
  3. (anatomy) tendon; ligament

Declension

Declension of नस (fem cons-stem)
singular plural
direct नस
nas 		नसें
nasẽ
oblique नस
nas 		नसों
nasõ
vocative नस
nas 		नसो
naso

Further reading

  • Bahri, Hardev (1989) “नस”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “snasā”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

Kashmiri

Etymology

From Sanskrit नस (nasa).

Noun

नस • (nas) f (Perso-Arabic نَس)

  1. nose

Marathi

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Etymology

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Pronunciation

Noun

नस • (nas) f (plural नसा)

  1. (anatomy) vein
    Synonym: शीर (śīr)

See also

References

  • Berntsen, Maxine, “नस”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
  • Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “नस”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
  • Shridhar Ganesh Vaze (1911) “नस”, in The Aryabhusan School Dictionary, Poona: Arya-Bhushan Press

Sanskrit

Noun

नस • (nasa) stem, m

  1. (at the end of a compound) the nose
    अपीनस (apī-nasa) — dryness of the nose
    उरूणस (urū-ṇasa) — broad-nosed
    कुम्भीनस (kumbhī-nasa) — "jar-nosed", a kind of large venomous snake

Synonyms

References

Monier Monier-Williams (2008 February 4 (last accessed)) “Sanskrit-English Dictionary”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name)‎

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