नस

See also: निस् and नासा

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀡𑀲𑀸 (ṇasā), from Sanskrit स्नसा (snasā, “tendon, muscle”).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /nəs/, [nɐs]
• Rhymes: -əs

Noun

नस • (nas) f (Urdu spelling نَس)

1. (anatomy) blood vessel

   Synonym: नाड़ी (nāṛī)

   नसें ढीली होना ― nasẽ ḍhīlī honā ― to be demoralized (literally, “to have loose blood vessels/nerves”)

2. (anatomy) nerve

   Synonym: स्नायु (snāyu)

3. (anatomy) tendon; ligament

Declension

Declension of नस (fem cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	नस nas	नसें nasẽ
oblique	नस nas	नसों nasõ
vocative	नस nas	नसो naso

Further reading

• Bahri, Hardev (1989) “नस”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “snasā”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

Kashmiri

Etymology

From Sanskrit नस (nasa).

Noun

नस • (nas) f (Perso-Arabic نَس)

1. nose

Marathi

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nəs/

Noun

नस • (nas) f (plural नसा)

1. (anatomy) vein

   Synonym: शीर (śīr)

See also

• धमनी (dhamnī, “artery”)

References

• Berntsen, Maxine, “नस”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “नस”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
• Shridhar Ganesh Vaze (1911) “नस”, in The Aryabhusan School Dictionary, Poona: Arya-Bhushan Press

Sanskrit

Noun

नस • (nasa) stem, m

1. (at the end of a compound) the nose

   अपीनस (apī-nasa) — dryness of the nose

   उरूणस (urū-ṇasa) — broad-nosed

   कुम्भीनस (kumbhī-nasa) — "jar-nosed", a kind of large venomous snake

Synonyms

• नासा (nā́sā)

References

Monier Monier-Williams (2008 February 4 (last accessed)) “Sanskrit-English Dictionary”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name)‎^[1]