शिशिर
Sanskrit
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *ḱel- (“warm, cold”). Cognate with Old Armenian սառն (saṙn).
Noun
शिशिर • (śiśira) m
- the cool or dewy season (comprising two months, माघ and फाल्गुन, or from about the middle of January to that of March)
- Name of the seventh month of the year.
Descendants
- Sinhalese: ශිශිර (śiśira)
- → Telugu: శిశిరము (śiśiramu)
References
- Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary, page 1076
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