سنگھ
Punjabi
Etymology
From Sanskrit सिंह (siṃha), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *sinźʰás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *sinȷ́ʰás, from dialectal Proto-Indo-European *sinǵʰo-, ultimately a borrowing from a Central Asian substrate language.
Noun
سِن٘گھ • (siṉgh) m (Gurmukhi spelling ਸਿੰਘ)
- lion
- Bhai Gurdas, translation by Dr Jodh Singh, Varan Bhai Gurdas, volume 1, page 27:
- سنگھ بکے مرگاولی بھنی جائے نہ دھیر دھروآ
- siṅgh buke mirgāvalī bhannī jāe na dhīr dharoā
- With the roar of the lion in the forest the flocks of escaping deer now cannot have endurance.
- Bhai Gurdas, translation by Dr Jodh Singh, Varan Bhai Gurdas, volume 1, page 27:
Derived terms
- سنگھنی f (siṅghṇī)
Urdu
Alternative forms
- سِن٘ہ (sĩh) (dated)
Pronunciation
- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /sɪ̃ŋɡʱ/
Noun
سِن٘گھ • (siṅgh) m (Hindi spelling सिंघ)
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