शिंग

Marathi

Etymology

From Old Marathi 𑘭𑘱𑘽𑘐 (siṁga), from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀲𑀺𑀁𑀕 (siṃga), from Sanskrit शृङ्ग (śṛṅga), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱer- (“horn”). Cognate with Hindi सींग (sīṅg).

Noun

शिंग • (śiṅg) n

  1. (anatomy) horn

References
  • Maxine Berntsen (1982-1983), “शिंग”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
  • James Thomas Molesworth (1857), “शिंग”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
  • Shankar Gopal Tulpule and Anne Feldhau (1999), “शिंग”, in A Dictionary of Old Marathi, Mumbai: Popular Prakashan
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “śŕ̊ṅga (12583)”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.