سينګار

Pashto

Alternative forms

  • سنګار

Etymology

Ultimately from Sanskrit शृङ्गार (śṛṅgāra). Compare Urdu and Punjabi سِن٘گار (siṉgār).

Noun

سينګار • (singār) m

  1. ornament
  2. cosmetics, makeup

Further reading

  • “سينګار”, in Pashto Dictionary, Peshawar, Pakistan: Pukhtoogle, 2020.
  • Raverty, H. G. (1867) “سينګار”, in A dictionary of the Puk'hto, Pus'hto, or language of the Afghans: with remarks on the originality of the language, and its affinity to other oriental tongues, London: Williams & Nortgate, page 636
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