𑀡𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀲𑀺𑀭𑀸

Prakrit

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *néh₂s
Proto-Indo-Iranian *náHs
Sanskrit नस् (nas)
Prakrit 𑀡𑀓𑁆𑀓 (ṇakka)
Sanskrit सि॒रा (sirā́)
Prakrit 𑀲𑀺𑀭𑀸 (sirā)
Prakrit 𑀡𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀲𑀺𑀭𑀸

    From 𑀡𑀓𑁆𑀓 (ṇakka, “nose”) + 𑀲𑀺𑀭𑀸 (sirā, “vein”).

    Noun

    𑀡𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀲𑀺𑀭𑀸 (ṇakkasirā) f (Devanagari णक्कसिरा)

    1. (anatomy) a nostril

    Descendants

    • Hindustani:
      Hindi: नकसीर (naksīr)
      Urdu: نَکْسِیر (naksīr)
    • Marwari: नकसीर (naksīr), नकसींर (naksī̃r)

    Further reading

    • Sheth, Hargovind Das T[rikamcand] (1923–1928), “णक्क-सिरा”, in पाइअ-सद्द-महण्णवो [pāia-sadda-mahaṇṇavo, Ocean of Prakrit words] (in Hindi), Calcutta: [Published by the Author], page 378.
    • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “ṇakkasirā”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 397
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