शीर

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian شیر (šīr). Doublet of खीर (khīr).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /ʃiːɾ/
• Rhymes: -iːɾ

Noun

शीर • (śīr) m (Urdu spelling شیر)

1. milk

Declension

Declension of शीर (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	शीर śīr	शीर śīr
oblique	शीर śīr	शीरों śīrõ
vocative	शीर śīr	शीरो śīro

Synonyms

• दूध (dūdh)

Marathi

माणसाच्या बाह्यावरील शिरा

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀲𑀺𑀭𑀸 (sirā).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɕiɾ/, [ɕiːɾ]

Noun

शीर • (śīr) f

1. (anatomy) a vein

   Synonym: नस (nas)

See also

• धमनी (dhamnī, “artery”)
• रक्ताभिसरण (raktābhisraṇ, “blood circulation”)
• रक्तदाब (raktadāb, “blood pressure”)
• रक्तपुरवठा (raktapuravṭhā, “blood supply”)
• रक्तपेढी (raktapeḍhī, “blood bank”)
• रक्तपेशी (raktapeśī, “blood cell”)
• रक्तवाहिनी (raktavāhinī, “blood vessel”)
• हृदय (hŕday, “heart”)

References

• Berntsen, Maxine, “शीर”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “शीर”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
• Shridhar Ganesh Vaze (1911) “शीर”, in The Aryabhusan School Dictionary, Poona: Arya-Bhushan Press