sirā

See also: Appendix:Variations of "sira"

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative forms

• 𑀲𑀺𑀭𑀸 (Brahmi script)
• सिरा (Devanagari script)
• সিরা (Bengali script)
• සිරා (Sinhalese script)
• သိရာ or သိရႃ (Burmese script)
• สิรา (Thai script)
• ᩈᩥᩁᩣ (Tai Tham script)
• ສິຣາ (Lao script)
• សិរា (Khmer script)
• 𑄥𑄨𑄢𑄂 (Chakma script)

Etymology 1

Inherited from Sanskrit सिरा (sirā́). Cognate with Prakrit 𑀲𑀺𑀭𑀸 (sirā).

Noun

sirā f

1. (anatomy) a blood vessel, vein, nerve, tendon

Declension

Declension table of "sirā" (feminine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	sirā	sirāyo or sirā
Accusative (second)	siraṃ	sirāyo or sirā
Instrumental (third)	sirāya	sirāhi or sirābhi
Dative (fourth)	sirāya	sirānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	sirāya	sirāhi or sirābhi
Genitive (sixth)	sirāya	sirānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	sirāya or sirāyaṃ	sirāsu
Vocative (calling)	sire	sirāyo or sirā

Etymology 2

Noun

sirā

1. ablative singular of siras (“head”)
2. vocative singular of siras (“head”)