nāsā
Pali
Alternative forms
Alternative forms
- 𑀦𑀸𑀲𑀸 (Brahmi script)
- नासा (Devanagari script)
- নাসা (Bengali script)
- නාසා (Sinhalese script)
- နာသာ or ၼႃသႃ (Burmese script)
- นาสา (Thai script)
- ᨶᩣᩈᩣ (Tai Tham script)
- ນາສາ (Lao script)
- នាសា (Khmer script)
- 𑄚𑄂𑄥𑄂 (Chakma script)
Etymology
Inherited from Sanskrit नासा (nāsā), nominative dual of Sanskrit नस् (nas, “nostril, nose”).
Noun
nāsā f
- nose
- trunk (of an elephant)
Declension
Declension table of "nāsā" (feminine)
| Case \\ Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative (first) | nāsā | nāsāyo or nāsā |
| Accusative (second) | nāsaṃ | nāsāyo or nāsā |
| Instrumental (third) | nāsāya | nāsāhi or nāsābhi |
| Dative (fourth) | nāsāya | nāsānaṃ |
| Ablative (fifth) | nāsāya | nāsāhi or nāsābhi |
| Genitive (sixth) | nāsāya | nāsānaṃ |
| Locative (seventh) | nāsāya or nāsāyaṃ | nāsāsu |
| Vocative (calling) | nāse | nāsāyo or nāsā |
References
Pali Text Society (1921-1925), “nāsā”, in Pali-English Dictionary, London: Chipstead