sīsa

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative forms

• 𑀲𑀻𑀲 (Brahmi script)
• सीस (Devanagari script)
• সীস (Bengali script)
• සීස (Sinhalese script)
• သီသ or သဳသ (Burmese script)
• สีส or สีสะ (Thai script)
• ᩈᩦᩈ (Tai Tham script)
• ສີສ or ສີສະ (Lao script)
• សីស (Khmer script)
• 𑄥𑄩𑄥 (Chakma script)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit शीर्ष (śīrṣá).

Noun

sīsa n

1. head

Declension

Declension table of "sīsa" (neuter)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	sīsaṃ	sīsāni
Accusative (second)	sīsaṃ	sīsāni
Instrumental (third)	sīsena	sīsehi or sīsebhi
Dative (fourth)	sīsassa or sīsāya or sīsatthaṃ	sīsānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	sīsasmā or sīsamhā or sīsā	sīsehi or sīsebhi
Genitive (sixth)	sīsassa	sīsānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	sīsasmiṃ or sīsamhi or sīse	sīsesu
Vocative (calling)	sīsa	sīsāni

References

• Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “sīsa”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead, page 713
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “śīrṣá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press