(nt. and m.) head, nom. siraṃ Thig.255, acc. siraṃ AN.i.141; siro Snp.768; sirasaṃ Ja.v.434; instr. sirasā Vin.i.4; DN.i.126; Snp.1027; loc. sirasmiṃ MN.i.32; sire DN-a.i.97; in compounds siro-AN.i.138
■ sirasā paṭiggaṇhāti to accept with reverence Ja.i.65; pādesu sirasā nipatati to bow one’s head to another’s feet, to salute respectfully Vin.i.4, Vin.i.34; Snp.p.15, p.101 siraṃ muñcati to loosen the hair Ja.v.434; cp. Ja.i.47; mutta˚; with loose hair Kp-a.120 = Vism.415; adho-siraṃ with bowed head, head down AN.i.141; AN.iv.133; Ja.vi.298; cp. avaṃ˚; dvedhā˚ with broken head Ja.v.206; muṇḍa˚; a shaven head Dhp-a.ii.125.

cp. Vedic śiras, śīan; Av. sarō, Gr. καράρα head, κέρας horn, κρανίον; Lat. cerebrum; Ohg hirni brain