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sīsena

sīsa

nt instr sg of sīsa (noun); masc instr sg of sīsa (adj); nt instr sg of sīsa (adj)

1. sīsa (nt): head
2. sīsa (nt): lead
3. sīsa (nt): (of a battle) front; forefront; front line; lit. head
4. sīsa (nt): heading; title; lit. head
5. sīsa (nt): highest point; lit. head
6. sīsa (nt): ear of corn; lit. head
7. sīsa (adj): with a head; having a (certain kind of) head; -headed
8. sīsena (ind): headed by; under the heading of

Etymology. From Indo-European *k̑eǵ- 'head, to strike'. Cognates: Latin caput, Sanskrit śiras, Greek kephalē. The neuter noun sīsa in Pali follows the same root as these languages, all descending from the common root for 'head' and initially 'striking/pointed part'.

Meanings from the Digital Pāḷi Dictionary; morphology and etymology by Claude.

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