𑀲𑀺𑀁𑀕

Prakrit

Alternative forms

• 𑀲𑀁𑀕 (saṃga)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit शृङ्ग (śṛ́ṅga).

Noun

𑀲𑀺𑀁𑀕 (siṃga) n (Devanagari सिंग)

1. (Māhārāṣṭrī, Śaurasenī, Paiśācī, Māgadhī) horn

Descendants

• Old Marathi:

  Devanagari script: सिंग (siṃga)

  Modi script: 𑘭𑘱𑘽𑘐 (siṃga)

  • Marathi: शिंग (śiṅga)
• Romani: śing, shing (Anglicized), šing (Pan-Vlax)
• Sauraseni Apabhramsa:
  • Hindustani:

    Hindi: सींग (sīṅg)

    Urdu: سینگ (sīṅg)

Further reading

• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “śŕ̊ṅga”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
• Sheth, Hargovind Das T[rikamcand] (1923–1928) “सिंग”, in पाइअ-सद्द-महण्णवो [pāia-sadda-mahaṇṇavo, Ocean of Prakrit words] (in Hindi), Calcutta: [Published by the Author].