sira m. = 1. Sira , the root of Piper Longum , L.
Sira (neuter and masculine) [cf. Vedic śiras, śīrṣan; Avesta sarō, Greek καράρα head, κέρας horn, κρανίον; Latin cerebrum; Old High German hirni brain] head, nominative siraṃ Thig 255, accusative siraṃ A I 141; siro Snp 768; sirasaṃ Ja V 434; instrumental sirasā Vin I 4; D I 126; Snp 1027; locative sirasmiṃ M I 32; sire Sv I 97; in compounds siro- A I 138. — sirasā paṭiggaṇhāti to accept with reverence Ja I 65; pādesu sirasā nipatati to bow one's head to another's feet, to salute respectfully Vin I 4, 34; Snp pages 15, 101. siraṃ muñcati to loosen the hair Ja V 434; cf. I 47; mutta° with loose hair Pj I 120 = Vism 415; adho-siraṃ with bowed head, head down A I 141; IV 133; Ja VI 298; cf. avaṃ°; dvedhā° with broken head Ja V 206; muṇḍa° a shaven head Dhp-a II 125.
【陽、中】 (mano-group) 頭。
(adj, adj, in comps, from siras) with a head; with a skull Construction: siras + a