Marathi edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘭𑘱𑘽𑘐 (siṃga), from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀲𑀺𑀁𑀕 (siṃga), from Sanskrit शृङ्ग (śṛṅga), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱerh₂- (horn). Cognate with Hindi सींग (sīṅg).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

शिंग (śiṅgan

  1. (anatomy) horn

References edit

  • Berntsen, Maxine, “शिंग”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
  • Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “शिंग”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
  • Tulpule, Shankar Gopal; Feldhaus, Anne, “[1]”, in A Dictionary of Old Marathi, Mumbai: Popular Prakashan, 1999.
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “śŕ̊ṅga”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press