सिर
Hindi
noun
Definitions
- (anatomy) head
- (figuratively) brain, mind
Etymology
Inherited from Sauraseni Apabhramsa सिरु inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀲𑀺𑀭 inherited from Sanskrit शिरस् (the upper end highest part of anything, head).
Origin
Sanskrit
शिरस्
Gloss
the upper end highest part of anything, head
Concept
Semantic Field
The body
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
頭
Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- *ḱerh₂- Proto-Indo-European
- शिरस् Sanskrit
- शिरोमणि Sanskrit
- حَدّ Arabic
- सर Hindi
- सरफ़रोश Hindi
- सिरहाना Hindi
- सिरा Hindi
- سر Persian
- سرانجام Persian
- سراپا Persian
- سرباز Persian
- سربند Persian
- سرجوخه Persian
- سرحد Persian
- سرخوش Persian
- سردبیر Persian
- سردرد Persian
- سرسبز Persian
- سرور Persian
- سرپوش Persian
- سرکار Persian
- سرکوب Persian
- شانهبسر Persian
- همسر Persian
- ser Turkish
- శిరస్సు Telugu
- سر Ottoman Turkish
- *śŕ̥Has Proto-Indo-Aryan
- سر Urdu
- سرفروش Urdu
- 𐭫𐭥𐭩𐭱𐭤 Middle Persian
- 𑀲𑀺𑀭 Sauraseni Prakrit
- *cr̥Hah Proto-Iranian
- *sarah- Proto-Iranian
- Մանկասար Middle Armenian
- 𐬯𐬁𐬭𐬀 Avestan
- सिरु Sauraseni Apabhramsa