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Prakrit
Etymology
Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀦𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀲𑀺𑀭𑀸 (*nakkasirā). By surface analysis, 𑀡𑀓𑁆𑀓 (ṇakka, “nose”) + 𑀲𑀺𑀭𑀸 (sirā, “vein”).
Noun
𑀡𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀲𑀺𑀭𑀸 (ṇakkasirā) f (Devanagari णक्कसिरा)
- (anatomy) a nostril
Descendants
Further reading
- Sheth, Hargovind Das T (1923–1928) “णक्क-सिरा”, in पाइअ-सद्द-महण्णवो [pāia-sadda-mahaṇṇavo, Ocean of Prakrit words] (in Hindi), Calcutta: , page 378.
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “ṇakkasirā”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 397