sīmā

See also: Appendix:Variations of "sima"

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• 𑀲𑀻𑀫𑀸 (Brahmi script)
• सीमा (Devanagari script)
• সীমা (Bengali script)
• සීමා (Sinhalese script)
• သီမာ or သဳမာ or သီမႃ (Burmese script)
• สีมา (Thai script)
• ᩈᩦᨾᩣ (Tai Tham script)
• ສີມາ (Lao script)
• សីមា (Khmer script)
• 𑄥𑄩𑄟𑄂 (Chakma script)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit सीमा (sīmā), from *sh₂ey-.

Noun

sīmā f

1. boundary; limit

Derived terms

• baddhasīmā (“boundary stones”)

Descendants

• → Burmese: သိမ် (sim)
  • → Shan: သိမ်ႇ (sìm)
• → Khmer: សីមា (səymaa)
• → Lao: ສິມ (sim)
• → Mon: သီ
• → Thai: สีมา (sǐi-maa)