nāsā

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See also: Appendix:Variations of "nasa"

Pali

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Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit नासा (nāsā), nominative dual of Sanskrit नस् (nas, “nostril, nose”).

Noun

nāsā f

  1. nose
  2. trunk (of an elephant)

Declension

Declension table of "nāsā" (feminine)
Case \ NumberSingularPlural
Nominative (first)nāsānāsāyo or nāsā
Accusative (second)nāsaṃnāsāyo or nāsā
Instrumental (third)nāsāyanāsāhi or nāsābhi
Dative (fourth)nāsāyanāsānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)nāsāyanāsāhi or nāsābhi
Genitive (sixth)nāsāyanāsānaṃ
Locative (seventh)nāsāya or nāsāyaṃnāsāsu
Vocative (calling)nāsenāsāyo or nāsā

References

Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “nāsā”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead

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