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, 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