سنگھ

Punjabi

Etymology

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. Doublet of شِین٘ہ (śīṉh).

Pronunciation

Noun

سِن٘گھ • (siṉghm (Gurmukhi spelling ਸਿੰਘ)

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

Proper noun

سِن٘گھ • (siṉghm (Gurmukhi spelling ਸਿੰਘ)

  1. a surname, Singh

Derived terms

  • سنگھنی f (siṅghṇī)

Urdu

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Sanskrit सिंह (siṃhá).

Pronunciation

Noun

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

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)