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siṅghāṇikā

fem nom sg of siṅghāṇikā (noun); fem nom pl of siṅghāṇikā (noun); fem acc pl of siṅghāṇikā (noun); fem instr sg of siṅghāṇikā (noun); …

1. snot; nasal mucus

Built from

• siṅgha — root · nose, snout
  From *srenǵ- (point, projection); cognate with Sanskrit sṛṅga (horn, peak), German Strang (cord, projection). The concrete image is of the nose as the prominent point of the face.
• -āṇikā — ending · diminutive feminine
  Feminine noun-forming suffix, often carrying diminutive sense (small, delicate); marks the feminine nominative singular and other oblique cases in the -ā declension.

Etymology. Derived from siṅgha- (snout, muzzle, nose) + the diminutive feminine suffix -āṇikā. The root connects to Sanskrit sṛṅga (horn, peak), which itself derives from Indo-European *srenǵ- (projecting point). The metaphorical extension from 'horn' or 'pointed nose' to 'nasal secretion' reflects anatomical observation: what flows from the projecting nose.

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

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