सीस

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Braj

Etymology

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

Noun

सीस (sīsm

  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

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Noun

सीस (sīsm (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)tatsama
  • Tamil: ஈயம் (īyam)

References

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