ṣiṣ

See also: Appendix:Variations of "sis"

Kalasha

Etymology

    Inherited from Sanskrit शी॒र्ष (śīrṣá), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *śr̥Hsá, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćr̥Hšá, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱérh₂-sō, from *ḱerh₂- + *-ō.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ʂiʂ/

    Noun

    ṣiṣ

    1. (anatomy) head

    Kalkoti

    Etymology

      Inherited from Sanskrit शी॒र्ष (śīrṣá), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *śr̥Hsá, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćr̥Hšá, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱérh₂-sō, from *ḱerh₂- + *-ō.

      Noun

      ṣiṣ

      1. head

      References

      • Liljegren, Henrik (2013), “Notes on Kalkoti: A Shina Language with Strong Kohistani Influences”, in Linguistic Discovery[2], volume 11, number 1, →DOI

      Palula

      Etymology

        Inherited from Sanskrit शी॒र्ष (śīrṣá), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *śr̥Hsá, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćr̥Hšá, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱérh₂-sō, from *ḱerh₂- + *-ō.

        Pronunciation

        Noun

        ṣiṣ m (Perso-Arabic spelling ݜِݜ)

        1. head
        2. hair

        Declension

        Declension of ṣíṣ (a-decl w/ accent shift)
        singular plural
        nominative ṣíṣ ṣiṣá
        oblique ṣiṣá ṣiṣóom

        References

        1. 1.0 1.1 Decker, Kendall D. (1992), Clare F. O’Leary, editor, Languages of Chitral (Sociolinguistic Survey of Northern Pakistan; 5)‎[1], Islamabad: National Institute of Pakistani Studies, Quaid-i-Azam University, page 178, Summer Institute of Linguistics

        Further reading

        • Henrik Liljegren; Naseem Haider (2011), “ṣiṣ”, in Palula Vocabulary (FLI Language and Culture Series; 7)‎[3], Islamabad, Pakistan: Forum for Language Initiatives, →ISBN
        • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “śīrṣá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 724