नस

Hindi

Etymology

From Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀡𑀲𑀸 (ṇasā), from Sanskrit स्नसा (snasā, “tendon, muscle”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /nəs/

Noun

नस • (nas) f

  1. (anatomy) blood vessel
    नसें ढीली होना ― nasẽ ḍhīlī honā ― to be demoralized (literally, “to have loose blood vessels/nerves”)
    Synonym: नाड़ी (nāṛī)
  2. (anatomy) nerve
    Synonym: स्नायु (snāyu)
  3. (anatomy) tendon; ligament

Declension

Declension of नस
Singular Plural
Direct नस (nas) नसें (nasẽ)
Oblique नस (nas) नसों (nasõ)
Vocative नस (nas) नसो (naso)

Further reading

  • Bahri, Hardev (1989), “नस”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “snasā (13784)”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

Sanskrit

Noun

नस • (nasa) m

  1. (at the end of a compound) the nose
    अपीनस (apī-nasa) — dryness of the nose
    उरूणस (urū-ṇasa) — broad-nosed
    कुम्भीनस (kumbhī-nasa) — "jar-nosed", a kind of large venomous snake

Synonyms

References

Monier Monier-Williams (accessed 2008-02-04), “Sanskrit-English Dictionary”, in (Please provide the title of the work)‎

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