শিং

Assamese

Alternative forms

• শিঙা (xiṅa)

Etymology

From Sanskrit শৃঙ্গ (śṛṅga), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱerh₂- (“horn”). Cognate with Rohingya cíng, Sylheti ꠢꠤꠋ (hiṅ), Hindi सींग (sīṅg).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /xiŋ/

Noun

শিং • (xiṅ)

1. (anatomy) horn

   এই পেঁপাডাল ম’হৰ শিঙেৰে সজা। ― ei pẽpadal möhor xiṅere xoza. ― This horn is made of the horn of a buffalo.

Derived terms

• শিঙাল (xiṅal)
• শিঙি (xiṅi)
• শিঙীয়া (xiṅia)
• শিঙৰা (xiṅora)

 

Bengali

হরিণের শিং

গন্ডার শিং

Etymology

From Sanskrit शृङ्ग (śṛṅga), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱerh₂- (“horn”).

Cognate with Rohingya cíng, Sylheti ꠢꠤꠋ (hiṅ), Assamese শিং (xiṅ), Hindi सींग (sīṅg). Doublet of শিঙা (śiṅa).

Pronunciation

• (Rarh) IPA^(key): /ʃiŋ/, [ˈʃiŋ]

• (Dhaka) IPA^(key): /ʃiŋ/, [ˈʃiŋ]

Noun

শিং • (śiṅ)

1. (anatomy) horn

   শিং নাড়া ― śiṅ naṛa ― to wave one's horn, to become audaciously aggressive

Declension

Inflection of শিং
nominative	শিং śiṅ
objective	শিং śiṅ
genitive	শিঙের śiṅer
locative	শিঙে śiṅe
	Indefinite forms
nominative	শিং śiṅ
objective	শিং śiṅ
genitive	শিঙের śiṅer
locative	শিঙে śiṅe
	Definite forms
	singular		plural
nominative	{{{nom-s}}} {{{nom-s-tr}}}		{{{nom-p}}} {{{nom-p-tr}}}
objective	{{{obj-s}}} {{{obj-s-tr}}}		{{{obj-p}}} {{{obj-p-tr}}}
genitive	{{{gen-s}}} {{{gen-s-tr}}}		{{{gen-p}}} {{{gen-p-tr}}}
locative	{{{loc-s}}} {{{loc-s-tr}}}		{{{loc-p}}} {{{loc-p-tr}}}
Objective Note: In some dialects -রে (-re) marks this case instead of -কে (-ke).

References

• Biswas, Sailendra (2000) “শিং”, in Samsad Bengali-English dictionary, 3^rd edition, Calcutta: Sahitya Samsad, →OCLC.
• Bhaṭṭācārya, Subhāsha (2003) “শিং”, in Saṁsada Bāṁlā uccāraṇa abhidhāna, 2^nd edition, Kalikata: Sāhitya Saṃsada, →OCLC.
• Dāsa, Jñānendramohana (1937-1938) “শিং”, in Bāṅgālā bhāshāra abhidhāna (in Bengali), 2^nd edition, Kalikata: Indian Publishing House, →OCLC.