Shina

See also: shina and shīna

English

Alternative forms

• Sina

Etymology

Borrowed from Shina ݜݨیاٗ (ṣiṇyaá), from Sanskrit श्रेण्यक (śreṇyaka), from श्रेण्य (śreṇya, “tribesman”).

Proper noun

Shina

1. A Dardic people.
2. Their language, sometimes regarded as multiple languages, which belong to the Dardic family.
3. A group of Dardic languages spoken in Northern Pakistan.

Synonyms

• (language): Brokpa, Shinaki

Translations

Translations

• Hindi: शीना (śīnā)
• Shina: ݜݨیاٗ (ṣiṇyaá)
• Urdu: شینا (śīnā)

Further reading

• Ethnologue entry for Shina, scl ⁠

Anagrams

• Anish, Hsi-an, Hsian, Ishan, Naish, Nashi, Sahin, Sahni, Shain, Shani, Sinha, hains, nashi

Japanese

Romanization

Shina

1. Rōmaji transcription of しな

Occitan

Proper noun

Shina f

1. (Gascony) Alternative spelling of China