शिशिर

Sanskrit

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *ḱel- (“warm, cold”). Cognate with Old Armenian սառն (saṙn).

Adjective

शिशिर • (śiśira)

  1. cool, chilly, cold, frigid, freezing

Noun

शिशिर • (śiśira) m or n

  1. cold, coolness, hoarfrost, dew

Noun

शिशिर • (śiśira) m

  1. the cool or dewy season (comprising two months, माघ and फाल्गुन, or from about the middle of January to that of March)
  2. Name of the seventh month of the year.

Descendants

References
  • Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary, page 1076
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