नासा
Pali
Alternative forms
Alternative scripts
Noun
नासा f
- Devanagari script form of nāsā (“nose”)
Declension
Declension table of "नासा" (feminine)
| Case \ Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative (first) | नासा (nāsā) | नासायो (nāsāyo) or नासा (nāsā) |
| Accusative (second) | नासं (nāsaṃ) | नासायो (nāsāyo) or नासा (nāsā) |
| Instrumental (third) | नासाय (nāsāya) | नासाहि (nāsāhi) or नासाभि (nāsābhi) |
| Dative (fourth) | नासाय (nāsāya) | नासानं (nāsānaṃ) |
| Ablative (fifth) | नासाय (nāsāya) | नासाहि (nāsāhi) or नासाभि (nāsābhi) |
| Genitive (sixth) | नासाय (nāsāya) | नासानं (nāsānaṃ) |
| Locative (seventh) | नासाय (nāsāya) or नासायं (nāsāyaṃ) | नासासु (nāsāsu) |
| Vocative (calling) | नासे (nāse) | नासायो (nāsāyo) or नासा (nāsā) |
Sanskrit
Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
- নাসা (Assamese script)
- ᬦᬵᬲᬵ (Balinese script)
- নাসা (Bengali script)
- 𑰡𑰯𑰭𑰯 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀦𑀸𑀲𑀸 (Brahmi script)
- နာသာ (Burmese script)
- નાસા (Gujarati script)
- ਨਾਸਾ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌨𑌾𑌸𑌾 (Grantha script)
- ꦤꦴꦱꦴ (Javanese script)
- 𑂢𑂰𑂮𑂰 (Kaithi script)
- ನಾಸಾ (Kannada script)
- នាសា (Khmer script)
- ນາສາ (Lao script)
- നാസാ (Malayalam script)
- ᠨᠠ᠊ᠠᠰ᠌ᠠᢇ (Manchu script)
- 𑘡𑘰𑘭𑘰 (Modi script)
- ᠨᠠᢗᠰᠠ᠋ᠠ (Mongolian script)
- 𑧁𑧑𑧍𑧑 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐣𑐵𑐳𑐵 (Newa script)
- ନାସା (Odia script)
- ꢥꢵꢱꢵ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆤𑆳𑆱𑆳 (Sharada script)
- 𑖡𑖯𑖭𑖯 (Siddham script)
- නාසා (Sinhalese script)
- 𑩯𑩛𑪁𑩛 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚝𑚭𑚨𑚭 (Takri script)
- நாஸா (Tamil script)
- నాసా (Telugu script)
- นาสา (Thai script)
- ནཱ་སཱ (Tibetan script)
- 𑒢𑒰𑒮𑒰 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨝𑨊𑨰𑨊 (Zanabazar Square script)
Etymology
Reinterpreted from the nom./acc. dual of नस् (nás, “nose”). Cognate with Latin nāsus (“nose”), Russian нос (nos), Old English nosu (whence English nose).
Pronunciation
- (Vedic) IPA(key): /nɑ́ː.sɑː/
- (Classical Sanskrit) IPA(key): /n̪ɑː.s̪ɑː/
Noun
नासा • (nā́sā) stem, f
- nose
- proboscis (compare गजनासा (gaja-nāsā))
- a piece of wood projecting like a nose over a door (= नासादारु (nā́sā-dāru))
- a plant of species Justicia gendarussa (syn. Gendarussa vulgaris)
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | नासा (nā́sā) | नासे (nā́se) | नासाः (nā́sāḥ) |
| accusative | नासाम् (nā́sām) | नासे (nā́se) | नासाः (nā́sāḥ) |
| instrumental | नासया (nā́sayā) नासा¹ (nā́sā¹) |
नासाभ्याम् (nā́sābhyām) | नासाभिः (nā́sābhiḥ) |
| dative | नासायै (nā́sāyai) | नासाभ्याम् (nā́sābhyām) | नासाभ्यः (nā́sābhyaḥ) |
| ablative | नासायाः (nā́sāyāḥ) नासायै² (nā́sāyai²) |
नासाभ्याम् (nā́sābhyām) | नासाभ्यः (nā́sābhyaḥ) |
| genitive | नासायाः (nā́sāyāḥ) नासायै² (nā́sāyai²) |
नासयोः (nā́sayoḥ) | नासानाम् (nā́sānām) |
| locative | नासायाम् (nā́sāyām) | नासयोः (nā́sayoḥ) | नासासु (nā́sāsu) |
| vocative | नासे (nā́se) | नासे (nā́se) | नासाः (nā́sāḥ) |
- ¹Vedic
- ²Brāhmaṇas
Related terms
Descendants
References
- Mayrhofer, Manfred (1996) “nás-”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan][1] (in German), volume 2, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, pages 30-31
- Monier Williams (1899) “नासा”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 538, column 1.
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “nāsā”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press