ṣiṣ

See also: Appendix:Variations of "sis"

Kalasha

Etymology

From Sanskrit शीर्ष (śīrṣa).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʂiʂ/

Noun

ṣiṣ

  1. (anatomy) head

Phalura

Etymology

    Etymology tree
    Sanskrit शीर्ष (śīrṣa)
    Phalura ṣiṣ

    Inherited from Sanskrit शीर्ष (śīrṣa, “head, skull”).

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    ṣiṣ m (Perso-Arabic spelling ݜِݜ)

    1. head
    2. hair

    Declension

    Declension of ṣíṣ (a-decl w/ accent shift)
    singular plural
    nominative ṣíṣ ṣiṣá
    oblique ṣiṣá ṣiṣóom

    References

    1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Decker, Kendall D. (1992) Clare F. O’Leary, editor, Languages of Chitral (Sociolinguistic Survey of Northern Pakistan; 5)‎[1], Islamabad: National Institute of Pakistani Studies, Quaid-i-Azam University, page 178, Summer Institute of Linguistics

    Further reading

    • Henrik Liljegren, Naseem Haider (2011) “ṣiṣ”, in Palula Vocabulary (FLI Language and Culture Series; 7)‎[2], Islamabad, Pakistan: Forum for Language Initiatives, →ISBN
    • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “śīrṣá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 724
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