सिंघाड़ा

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀲𑀺𑀁𑀖𑀸𑀟𑀕 (siṃghāḍaga), from Sanskrit शृङ्गाटक (śṛṅgāṭaka, “water caltrop”). The Sanskrit term seems to be from शृङ्ग (śṛṅga, “horn”), but it is likely to be a back-formation from the Prakrit term rather than a genuine derivation. Note that the Prakrit and Hindi terms have aspirated gh unlike the supposed Sanskrit etymon. Cognate with Bengali সিঙ্গাড়া (śiṅgaṛa, “samosa”)

सिंघाड़ा • (siṅghāṛā) m

1. water caltrop, Trapa

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “सिंघाड़ा”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “śr̥ṅgāṭa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press