नस

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

• IPA^(key): /nəs/
• Rhymes: -əs

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

• 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

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

• नासा (nā́sā)

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