सींग
Hindi
Etymology
Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀲𑀺𑀁𑀕 (siṃga), from Sanskrit शृङ्ग (śṛṅga), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćr̥Hngám, from earlier *ćr̥Hnám, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱr̥h₂-nó-m, from *ḱerh₂- (“head, horn”). Cognate with Marathi शिंग (śiṅga), Sylheti ꠢꠤꠋ (hiṅ), Assamese শিং (xiṅ). Doublet of शृंग (śŕṅg), a tatsama.
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /siːŋɡ/, [sĩːŋɡ]
Audio (Delhi): (file)
Noun
सींग • (sīṅg) m (Urdu spelling سینگ)
- (anatomy) horn
- गेंडा का सींग निकालना और बेचना अवैध है।
- geṇḍā kā sīṅg nikālnā aur becnā avaidh hai.
- It is illegal to cut off and sell rhinoceros horns.
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | सींग sīṅg |
सींग sīṅg |
| oblique | सींग sīṅg |
सींगों sīṅgõ |
| vocative | सींग sīṅg |
सींगो sīṅgo |
References
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “śŕ̊ṅga”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
- Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975), “सींग”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. “Sea of Hindi words”] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
- “सींग”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2025.