सिर

See also: सर, सारा, सुर, सूरा, and सार

Hindi

Etymology

From , from , from Sanskrit शिरस् (śiras). Compare with Persian سر (sar) (from Middle Persian 𐭫𐭥𐭩𐭱𐭤 (sar)) and Avestan 𐬯𐬁𐬭𐬀 (sāra). Doublet of सर (sar) and सिरा (sirā).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /sɪɾ/

Noun

सिर • (sir) m (Urdu spelling سر)

1. (anatomy) head

   (deprecated template usage) मेरे सिर में दर्द हो रहा है। ― mere sir mẽ dard ho rahā hai. ― My head is aching.

   (deprecated template usage)

   लड़के ने तकिये पर सिर रख दिया।

   laṛke ne takiye par sir rakh diyā.

   The boy put his head on the pillow.

   Synonyms: सर (sar), कपाल (kapāl), मूर्धा (mūrdhā), खोपड़ी (khopṛī)

2. (figuratively) brain, mind

   Synonyms: दिमाग़ (dimāġ), भेजा (bhejā), मस्तिष्क (mastiṣk)

References

• Bahri, Hardev (1989) “सिर”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
• Platts, John T. (1884) “सिर”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.

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Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• sira (Latin script)
• 𑀲𑀺𑀭 (Brahmi script)
• সির (Bengali script)
• සිර (Sinhalese script)
• သိရ (Burmese script)
• สิร or สิระ (Thai script)
• ᩈᩥᩁ (Tai Tham script)
• ສິຣ or ສິຣະ (Lao script)
• សិរ (Khmer script)
• 𑄥𑄨𑄢 (Chakma script)

Noun

सिर (sira)

1. vocative singular of सिरस् (siras), Devanagari script form of siras