[sir], m. the head, top.
[◀MIA: Pk. sira- n. ‘head’; Pa. sira- n. (acc. sirō, siraṁ, sirasaṁ ) ‘head’ ◀OIA śíras- n. ‘head’ RV. ◀PIE *k̂er-, k̂erǝ- : k̂rā-, k̂erei-, k̂ereu- ‘head; horn’] ♣[=PIE▶∙∙∙▶Eng. horn, hornet ] ♣[=PIE▶∙∙∙→Eng. corner, cornet, carrot, cerebrum ]
☞ (Platts, 1884) 0649; (Turner, 1966) 12452; (Pali-Eng., 1925) 711; (MW, 1899) 1072; (Pokorny, 1959) 0574; (Mayrhofer, 1986-2001) 2.638