𑀡𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀲𑀺𑀭𑀸

Prakrit

Etymology

Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀦𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀲𑀺𑀭𑀸 (*nakkasirā). By surface analysis, 𑀡𑀓𑁆𑀓 (ṇakka, “nose”) +‎ 𑀲𑀺𑀭𑀸 (sirā, “vein”).

Noun

𑀡𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀲𑀺𑀭𑀸 (ṇakkasirā) f (Devanagari णक्कसिरा)

  1. (anatomy) a nostril

Descendants
  • Hindustani: naksīr
    Hindi: नकसीर
    Urdu: نَکْسِیر (naksīr)
  • Marwari: नकसीर (naksīr), नकसींर (naksī̃r)

Further reading
  • Sheth, Hargovind Das T[rikamcand] (1923-1928) “णक्क-सिरा”, in पाइअ-सद्द-महण्णवो [Pāia-Sadda-Mahaṇṇavo; lit. Ocean of Prakrit words] (in Hindi), Calcutta: [Published by the Author], page 378.
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “ṇakkasirā”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 397
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