Punjabi

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Etymology

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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

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سِن٘گھ (siṉghm (Gurmukhi spelling ਸਿੰਘ)

  1. lion
    Synonyms: شیر (sher), کیہر (kehar), شینہ (shī̃h)

Proper noun

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سِن٘گھ (siṉghm (Gurmukhi spelling ਸਿੰਘ)

  1. (Sikhism) a Punjabi surname, Singh

Derived terms

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Urdu

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Sanskrit सिंह (siṃhá).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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سِن٘گھ (siṅghm (Hindi spelling सिंघ)

  1. lion
    Synonym: شیر (šer)
  2. (astronomy) The constellation Leo
    Synonym: اَسَد (asad) (more common)
  3. (astrology) A Leo
    Synonym: اَسَد (asad) (more common)

See also

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Zodiac signs in Urdu · بُرْج (burj) (layout · text)
       
ہَمَل (hamal) ثَور (saur) جَوزا (jauzā) سَرْطان (sartān)
       
اَسَد (asad) سُن٘بَلَہ (sumbala) مِیزان (mīzān) عَقْرَب ('aqrab)
       
قَوس (qaus) جَدی (jadī) دِلُّو (dillū) حُوت (hūt)