ਸਿੰਘ

Punjabi
ਸਿਂਘ

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

ਸਿੰਘ • (siṅgh) m (Shahmukhi spelling سنگھ)

  1. lion
    • Bhai Gurdas, translation by Dr Jodh Singh, Varan Bhai Gurdas, volume 1, page 27:
      ਸਿੰਘ ਬੁਕੇ ਮਿਰਗਾਵਲੀ ਭੰਨੀ ਜਾਇ ਨ ਧੀਰਿ ਧਰੋਆ
      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.
    Synonyms: ਸ਼ੇਰ (śer), ਸ਼ੀਂਹ (śī̃h), ਕੇਹਰ (kehar)

Proper noun

ਸਿੰਘ • (siṅgh) m (Shahmukhi spelling سنگھ)

  1. Leo (constellation)

Proper noun

ਸਿੰਘ • (siṅgh) m (Shahmukhi spelling سنگھ)

  1. (Sikhism) a Punjabi surname, Singh, used by Sikhs, Rajputs, and some others

Derived terms
  • ਸਿੰਘਣੀ f (siṅghṇī)

References
  • “ਸਿੰਘ”, in Punjabipedia [ਪੰਜਾਬੀਪੀਡੀਆ] (in Punjabi), Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024
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