nāsā

See also: Appendix:Variations of "nasa"

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative forms

• 𑀦𑀸𑀲𑀸 (Brahmi script)
• नासा (Devanagari script)
• নাসা (Bengali script)
• නාසා (Sinhalese script)
• နာသာ or ၼႃသႃ (Burmese script)
• นาสา (Thai script)
• ᨶᩣᩈᩣ (Tai Tham script)
• ນາສາ (Lao script)
• នាសា (Khmer script)
• 𑄚𑄂𑄥𑄂 (Chakma script)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit नासा (nāsā), nominative dual of Sanskrit नस् (nas, “nostril, nose”).

Noun

nāsā f

1. nose
2. trunk (of an elephant)

Declension

Declension table of "nāsā" (feminine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	nāsā	nāsāyo or nāsā
Accusative (second)	nāsaṃ	nāsāyo or nāsā
Instrumental (third)	nāsāya	nāsāhi or nāsābhi
Dative (fourth)	nāsāya	nāsānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	nāsāya	nāsāhi or nāsābhi
Genitive (sixth)	nāsāya	nāsānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	nāsāya or nāsāyaṃ	nāsāsu
Vocative (calling)	nāse	nāsāyo or nāsā

References

Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “nāsā”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead