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सर

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सर¹

  • /səɾ/ Hindi, Standard
  • [sɐɾ] Hindi, Standard

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Classical Persian سر (sar). Cognate with Sanskrit शिरस् (śiras). Doublet of सिर (sir, “head”) and सिरा (sirā, “beginning”).

noun sar · سر · सर · सरों

  1. masculine head

    Similar: सिर, सर, शीश, मस्तक, शीर्ष, शिरस्, शिर, मूढ़, कपार, मुंड, मूर्धा, मुंडी

  2. masculine top, tip, point
  3. masculine head, chief
  4. figuratively, masculine conquer, subdue, overpower, win
  5. masculine one of the four top-valued playing cards

सर²

  • /səɾ/ Hindi, Standard
  • [sɐɾ] Hindi, Standard

Where it comes from

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀲𑀭 (sara, “reed; arrow”), from Sanskrit श॒र (śará, “reed; arrow”). Doublet of शर (śar).

noun sar · سر

  1. masculine arrow

सर³

  • /səɾ/ Hindi, Standard
  • [sɐɾ] Hindi, Standard

Where it comes from

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀲𑀭 (sara, “lake, pond”), from Sanskrit सर॑स् (sáras, “lake”).

noun sar · سر

  1. masculine lake

    Similar: झील, सरोवर, सर

सर⁴

  • /səɾ/ Hindi, Standard
  • [sɐɾ] Hindi, Standard

Where it comes from

Borrowed from English sir. Distantly related to सनातन (sanātan, “immemorial; Dharmic”), through Proto-Indo-European *sénos (“old”).

noun sar · سر

  1. masculine sir

In English

  • head part of the body
  • sir address to any male, especially if his name or proper address is unknown
  • Sir title

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {सर},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hi/%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%B0},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}