"शिर" meaning in Sanskrit

See शिर in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Etymology: From Proto-Indo-European *ḱerh₂- (“head”); see there for more. Cognate with Avestan 𐬯𐬀𐬭𐬀 (sara). Etymology templates: {{der|sa|ine-pro|*ḱerh₂-||head}} Proto-Indo-European *ḱerh₂- (“head”), {{cog|ae|𐬯𐬀𐬭𐬀}} Avestan 𐬯𐬀𐬭𐬀 (sara) Head templates: {{sa-noun|g=m|tr=śira}} शिर • (śira) stem, m Inflection templates: {{sa-decl-noun-m|śira}} Forms: śira [romanization], no-table-tags [table-tags], शिरः [nominative, singular], शिरौ [dual, nominative], शिरा1 [dual, nominative], शिराः [nominative, plural], शिरासः1 [nominative, plural], शिर [singular, vocative], शिरौ [dual, vocative], शिरा1 [dual, vocative], शिराः [plural, vocative], शिरासः1 [plural, vocative], शिरम् [accusative, singular], शिरौ [accusative, dual], शिरा1 [accusative, dual], शिरान् [accusative, plural], शिरेण [instrumental, singular], शिराभ्याम् [dual, instrumental], शिरैः [instrumental, plural], शिरेभिः1 [instrumental, plural], शिराय [dative, singular], शिराभ्याम् [dative, dual], शिरेभ्यः [dative, plural], शिरात् [ablative, singular], शिराभ्याम् [ablative, dual], शिरेभ्यः [ablative, plural], शिरस्य [genitive, singular], शिरयोः [dual, genitive], शिराणाम् [genitive, plural], शिरे [locative, singular], शिरयोः [dual, locative], शिरेषु [locative, plural]
  1. (anatomy) head, skull, cephalon Categories (topical): Anatomy
    Sense id: en-शिर-sa-noun-YQNV--2f Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Sanskrit entries with incorrect language header, Sanskrit terms with redundant transliterations Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 91 4 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 93 4 4 Disambiguation of Sanskrit entries with incorrect language header: 96 2 2 Disambiguation of Sanskrit terms with redundant transliterations: 95 3 3 Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
  2. peak, top
    Sense id: en-शिर-sa-noun-0KIPSx6G
  3. bed, couch
    Sense id: en-शिर-sa-noun-Z5LG1sp~
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  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [],
      "text": "Dardic:"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [],
      "text": "Pashayi: šero"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ks",
            "2": "ह्यरि॒",
            "3": "हीरू॒"
          },
          "expansion": "Kashmiri: ह्यरि॒ (hyari॒), हीरू॒ (hīrū॒)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Kashmiri: ह्यरि॒ (hyari॒), हीरू॒ (hīrū॒)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "kaw",
            "2": "śirah"
          },
          "expansion": "Old Javanese: śirah\nJavanese: ꦱꦶꦫꦃ (sirah)\n→ Sundanese: ᮞᮤᮛᮂ (sirah)\n→ Balinese: ᬰᬶᬭᬄ → ᬲᬶᬭᬄ (sirah)",
          "name": "desctree"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Old Javanese: śirah\nJavanese: ꦱꦶꦫꦃ (sirah)\n→ Sundanese: ᮞᮤᮛᮂ (sirah)\n→ Balinese: ᬰᬶᬭᬄ → ᬲᬶᬭᬄ (sirah)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "pi",
            "2": "sira"
          },
          "expansion": "Pali: sira",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Pali: sira"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "si",
            "2": "සිර",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Sinhalese: සිර (sira)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Sinhalese: සිර (sira)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "pra",
            "2": "𑀲𑀺𑀭"
          },
          "expansion": "Prakrit: 𑀲𑀺𑀭 (sira)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Prakrit: 𑀲𑀺𑀭 (sira)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "pa",
            "2": "ਸਿਰ",
            "3": "ਸਿਰੀ"
          },
          "expansion": "Punjabi: ਸਿਰ (sir), ਸਿਰੀ (sirī)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Punjabi: ਸਿਰ (sir), ਸਿਰੀ (sirī)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "sd",
            "2": "𑋝𑋡𑋙𑋣",
            "3": "𑋝𑋡𑋙𑋢"
          },
          "expansion": "Sindhi: 𑋝𑋡𑋙𑋣 (siru), 𑋝𑋡𑋙𑋢 (sirī)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Sindhi: 𑋝𑋡𑋙𑋣 (siru), 𑋝𑋡𑋙𑋢 (sirī)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [],
      "text": "West Pahāṛī: śir,śirī"
    },
    {
      "depth": 3,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "cdj",
            "2": "𑚧𑚮𑚤"
          },
          "expansion": "Churahi: 𑚧𑚮𑚤",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Churahi: 𑚧𑚮𑚤"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "kfy",
            "2": "सिर"
          },
          "expansion": "Kumaoni: सिर",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Kumaoni: सिर"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ne",
            "2": "सिर"
          },
          "expansion": "Nepali: सिर (sira)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Nepali: सिर (sira)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "as",
            "2": "শিৰ"
          },
          "expansion": "Assamese: শিৰ (xir)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Assamese: শিৰ (xir)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "bn",
            "2": "শির"
          },
          "expansion": "Bengali: শির (śir)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Bengali: শির (śir)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "or",
            "2": "ଶିର"
          },
          "expansion": "Odia: ଶିର (śira)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Odia: ଶିର (śira)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "mai",
            "2": "𑒮𑒱𑒩"
          },
          "expansion": "Maithili: 𑒮𑒱𑒩 (sira)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Maithili: 𑒮𑒱𑒩 (sira)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "awa",
            "2": "𑂮𑂱𑂩"
          },
          "expansion": "Awadhi: 𑂮𑂱𑂩",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Awadhi: 𑂮𑂱𑂩"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "hi",
            "2": "सिर",
            "3": "सिरा",
            "4": "सिरी"
          },
          "expansion": "Hindi: सिर (sir), सिरा (sirā), सिरी (sirī)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Hindi: सिर (sir), सिरा (sirā), सिरी (sirī)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "gu",
            "2": "સિર"
          },
          "expansion": "Gujarati: સિર (sir)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Gujarati: સિર (sir)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "mr",
            "2": "𑘫𑘲𑘨",
            "3": "शीर"
          },
          "expansion": "Marathi: 𑘫𑘲𑘨 (śīr), शीर (śīr)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Marathi: 𑘫𑘲𑘨 (śīr), शीर (śīr)"
    }
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      "name": "der"
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        "2": "𐬯𐬀𐬭𐬀"
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  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Indo-European *ḱerh₂- (“head”); see there for more. Cognate with Avestan 𐬯𐬀𐬭𐬀 (sara).",
  "forms": [
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      "form": "śira",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
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    },
    {
      "form": "sa-decl-noun-m",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "a-stem",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "शिरः",
      "roman": "śiraḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
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    },
    {
      "form": "शिरौ",
      "roman": "śirau",
      "source": "declension",
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        "nominative"
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    {
      "form": "शिरा1",
      "roman": "śirā1",
      "source": "declension",
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        "nominative"
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    {
      "form": "शिराः",
      "roman": "śirāḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "शिरासः1",
      "roman": "śirāsaḥ1",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "शिर",
      "roman": "śira",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "शिरौ",
      "roman": "śirau",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "शिरा1",
      "roman": "śirā1",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "शिराः",
      "roman": "śirāḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "शिरासः1",
      "roman": "śirāsaḥ1",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "शिरम्",
      "roman": "śiram",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "शिरौ",
      "roman": "śirau",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "शिरा1",
      "roman": "śirā1",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "शिरान्",
      "roman": "śirān",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "शिरेण",
      "roman": "śireṇa",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "शिराभ्याम्",
      "roman": "śirābhyām",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "instrumental"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "शिरैः",
      "roman": "śiraiḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "शिरेभिः1",
      "roman": "śirebhiḥ1",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "शिराय",
      "roman": "śirāya",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "शिराभ्याम्",
      "roman": "śirābhyām",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "शिरेभ्यः",
      "roman": "śirebhyaḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "शिरात्",
      "roman": "śirāt",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "शिराभ्याम्",
      "roman": "śirābhyām",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "शिरेभ्यः",
      "roman": "śirebhyaḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "शिरस्य",
      "roman": "śirasya",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "शिरयोः",
      "roman": "śirayoḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "शिराणाम्",
      "roman": "śirāṇām",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "शिरे",
      "roman": "śire",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "locative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "शिरयोः",
      "roman": "śirayoḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "locative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "शिरेषु",
      "roman": "śireṣu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "locative",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
        "g": "m",
        "tr": "śira"
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      "name": "sa-noun"
    }
  ],
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        "1": "śira"
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  ],
  "lang": "Sanskrit",
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  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
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        {
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "sa",
          "name": "Anatomy",
          "orig": "sa:Anatomy",
          "parents": [
            "Biology",
            "Medicine",
            "Sciences",
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            "Fundamental",
            "Body"
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          "_dis": "93 4 4",
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          "source": "w+disamb"
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          "_dis": "96 2 2",
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            "Entry maintenance"
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          "_dis": "95 3 3",
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            "Entry maintenance"
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      "glosses": [
        "head, skull, cephalon"
      ],
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      "links": [
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          "anatomy",
          "anatomy"
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        [
          "head",
          "head"
        ],
        [
          "skull",
          "skull"
        ],
        [
          "cephalon",
          "cephalon"
        ]
      ],
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        "(anatomy) head, skull, cephalon"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "anatomy",
        "medicine",
        "sciences"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "peak, top"
      ],
      "id": "en-शिर-sa-noun-0KIPSx6G",
      "links": [
        [
          "peak",
          "peak"
        ],
        [
          "top",
          "top"
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    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "bed, couch"
      ],
      "id": "en-शिर-sa-noun-Z5LG1sp~",
      "links": [
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          "couch",
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    }
  ],
  "word": "शिर"
}
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    "Sanskrit nouns",
    "Sanskrit nouns in Devanagari script",
    "Sanskrit terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
    "Sanskrit terms with redundant transliterations"
  ],
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    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [],
      "text": "Dardic:"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [],
      "text": "Pashayi: šero"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ks",
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          "expansion": "Kashmiri: ह्यरि॒ (hyari॒), हीरू॒ (hīrū॒)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Kashmiri: ह्यरि॒ (hyari॒), हीरू॒ (hīrū॒)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "kaw",
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          },
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        }
      ],
      "text": "Old Javanese: śirah\nJavanese: ꦱꦶꦫꦃ (sirah)\n→ Sundanese: ᮞᮤᮛᮂ (sirah)\n→ Balinese: ᬰᬶᬭᬄ → ᬲᬶᬭᬄ (sirah)"
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        {
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          "name": "desc"
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      ],
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    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "si",
            "2": "සිර",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Sinhalese: සිර (sira)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Sinhalese: සිර (sira)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "pra",
            "2": "𑀲𑀺𑀭"
          },
          "expansion": "Prakrit: 𑀲𑀺𑀭 (sira)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Prakrit: 𑀲𑀺𑀭 (sira)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "pa",
            "2": "ਸਿਰ",
            "3": "ਸਿਰੀ"
          },
          "expansion": "Punjabi: ਸਿਰ (sir), ਸਿਰੀ (sirī)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Punjabi: ਸਿਰ (sir), ਸਿਰੀ (sirī)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "sd",
            "2": "𑋝𑋡𑋙𑋣",
            "3": "𑋝𑋡𑋙𑋢"
          },
          "expansion": "Sindhi: 𑋝𑋡𑋙𑋣 (siru), 𑋝𑋡𑋙𑋢 (sirī)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Sindhi: 𑋝𑋡𑋙𑋣 (siru), 𑋝𑋡𑋙𑋢 (sirī)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [],
      "text": "West Pahāṛī: śir,śirī"
    },
    {
      "depth": 3,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "cdj",
            "2": "𑚧𑚮𑚤"
          },
          "expansion": "Churahi: 𑚧𑚮𑚤",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Churahi: 𑚧𑚮𑚤"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "kfy",
            "2": "सिर"
          },
          "expansion": "Kumaoni: सिर",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Kumaoni: सिर"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ne",
            "2": "सिर"
          },
          "expansion": "Nepali: सिर (sira)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Nepali: सिर (sira)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "as",
            "2": "শিৰ"
          },
          "expansion": "Assamese: শিৰ (xir)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Assamese: শিৰ (xir)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "bn",
            "2": "শির"
          },
          "expansion": "Bengali: শির (śir)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Bengali: শির (śir)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "or",
            "2": "ଶିର"
          },
          "expansion": "Odia: ଶିର (śira)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Odia: ଶିର (śira)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "mai",
            "2": "𑒮𑒱𑒩"
          },
          "expansion": "Maithili: 𑒮𑒱𑒩 (sira)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Maithili: 𑒮𑒱𑒩 (sira)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "awa",
            "2": "𑂮𑂱𑂩"
          },
          "expansion": "Awadhi: 𑂮𑂱𑂩",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Awadhi: 𑂮𑂱𑂩"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "hi",
            "2": "सिर",
            "3": "सिरा",
            "4": "सिरी"
          },
          "expansion": "Hindi: सिर (sir), सिरा (sirā), सिरी (sirī)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Hindi: सिर (sir), सिरा (sirā), सिरी (sirī)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "gu",
            "2": "સિર"
          },
          "expansion": "Gujarati: સિર (sir)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Gujarati: સિર (sir)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "mr",
            "2": "𑘫𑘲𑘨",
            "3": "शीर"
          },
          "expansion": "Marathi: 𑘫𑘲𑘨 (śīr), शीर (śīr)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Marathi: 𑘫𑘲𑘨 (śīr), शीर (śīr)"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sa",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*ḱerh₂-",
        "4": "",
        "5": "head"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *ḱerh₂- (“head”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ae",
        "2": "𐬯𐬀𐬭𐬀"
      },
      "expansion": "Avestan 𐬯𐬀𐬭𐬀 (sara)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Indo-European *ḱerh₂- (“head”); see there for more. Cognate with Avestan 𐬯𐬀𐬭𐬀 (sara).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "śira",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sa-decl-noun-m",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "a-stem",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "शिरः",
      "roman": "śiraḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "शिरौ",
      "roman": "śirau",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "nominative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "शिरा1",
      "roman": "śirā1",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "nominative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "शिराः",
      "roman": "śirāḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "शिरासः1",
      "roman": "śirāsaḥ1",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "शिर",
      "roman": "śira",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "शिरौ",
      "roman": "śirau",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "शिरा1",
      "roman": "śirā1",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "शिराः",
      "roman": "śirāḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "शिरासः1",
      "roman": "śirāsaḥ1",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "शिरम्",
      "roman": "śiram",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "शिरौ",
      "roman": "śirau",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "शिरा1",
      "roman": "śirā1",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "शिरान्",
      "roman": "śirān",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "शिरेण",
      "roman": "śireṇa",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "शिराभ्याम्",
      "roman": "śirābhyām",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "instrumental"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "शिरैः",
      "roman": "śiraiḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "शिरेभिः1",
      "roman": "śirebhiḥ1",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "शिराय",
      "roman": "śirāya",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "शिराभ्याम्",
      "roman": "śirābhyām",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "शिरेभ्यः",
      "roman": "śirebhyaḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "शिरात्",
      "roman": "śirāt",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "शिराभ्याम्",
      "roman": "śirābhyām",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "शिरेभ्यः",
      "roman": "śirebhyaḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "शिरस्य",
      "roman": "śirasya",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "शिरयोः",
      "roman": "śirayoḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "शिराणाम्",
      "roman": "śirāṇām",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "शिरे",
      "roman": "śire",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "locative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "शिरयोः",
      "roman": "śirayoḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "locative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "शिरेषु",
      "roman": "śireṣu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "locative",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "g": "m",
        "tr": "śira"
      },
      "expansion": "शिर • (śira) stem, m",
      "name": "sa-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "śira"
      },
      "name": "sa-decl-noun-m"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Sanskrit",
  "lang_code": "sa",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "sa:Anatomy"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "head, skull, cephalon"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "anatomy",
          "anatomy"
        ],
        [
          "head",
          "head"
        ],
        [
          "skull",
          "skull"
        ],
        [
          "cephalon",
          "cephalon"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(anatomy) head, skull, cephalon"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "anatomy",
        "medicine",
        "sciences"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "peak, top"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "peak",
          "peak"
        ],
        [
          "top",
          "top"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "bed, couch"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "bed",
          "bed"
        ],
        [
          "couch",
          "couch"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "शिर"
}

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  "path": [
    "शिर"
  ],
  "section": "Sanskrit",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "शिर",
  "trace": ""
}

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