sarīra
See also: sarira and śarīra
Pali
Alternative forms
Alternative forms
- 𑀲𑀭𑀻𑀭 (Brahmi script)
- सरीर (Devanagari script)
- সরীর (Bengali script)
- සරීර (Sinhalese script)
- သရီရ or သရဳရ (Burmese script)
- สรีร or สะรีระ (Thai script)
- ᩈᩁᩦᩁ (Tai Tham script)
- ສຣີຣ or ສະຣີຣະ (Lao script)
- សរីរ (Khmer script)
- 𑄥𑄢𑄩𑄢 (Chakma script)
Etymology
Inherited from Sanskrit शरीर (śárīra). Cognate with Niya Prakrit 𐨭𐨪𐨁𐨪 (śarira), Gandhari 𐨭𐨪𐨁𐨪 (śarira), Prakrit 𑀲𑀭𑀻𑀭 (sarīra).
Noun
sarīra n
- body (of human)
Declension
Declension table of "sarīra" (neuter)
| Case \\ Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative (first) | sarīraṃ | sarīrāni |
| Accusative (second) | sarīraṃ | sarīrāni |
| Instrumental (third) | sarīrena | sarīrehi or sarīrebhi |
| Dative (fourth) | sarīrassa or sarīrāya or sarīratthaṃ | sarīrānaṃ |
| Ablative (fifth) | sarīrasmā or sarīramhā or sarīrā | sarīrehi or sarīrebhi |
| Genitive (sixth) | sarīrassa | sarīrānaṃ |
| Locative (seventh) | sarīrasmiṃ or sarīramhi or sarīre | sarīresu |
| Vocative (calling) | sarīra | sarīrāni |
Descendants
- → Burmese: သရီရ (sa.rira., “relic”)
- → Khmer: សរីរៈ (saʼrəyraʼ)
- → Lao: ສະຣີຣະ (sa rī ra), ສະລີລະ (sa lī la)
- → Old Mon: သရဳရ
- → Mon: သရဳရ
- → Thai: สรีระ
References
- Pali Text Society (1921-1925), “sarīra”, in Pali-English Dictionary, London: Chipstead, page 698
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “śárīra”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 715