sīsa

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Pali

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Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit शीर्ष (śīrṣá).

Noun

sīsa n

  1. head

Declension

Declension table of "sīsa" (neuter)
Case \ NumberSingularPlural
Nominative (first)sīsaṃsīsāni
Accusative (second)sīsaṃsīsāni
Instrumental (third)sīsenasīsehi or sīsebhi
Dative (fourth)sīsassa or sīsāya or sīsatthaṃsīsānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)sīsasmā or sīsamhā or sīsāsīsehi or sīsebhi
Genitive (sixth)sīsassasīsānaṃ
Locative (seventh)sīsasmiṃ or sīsamhi or sīsesīsesu
Vocative (calling)sīsasīsāni

References

  • Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “sīsa”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead, page 713
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “śīrṣá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
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