শিং

See also: শুং

Assamese

Alternative forms

শিঙা (xiṅa)

Etymology

From Sanskrit শৃঙ্গ (śṛṅga), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱerh₂- (“horn”). Cognate with Rohingya cíng, Sylheti ꠢꠤꠋ (hiṅ), Hindi सींग (sīṅg).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /xiŋ/

Noun

শিং • (xiṅ)

(anatomy) horn
এই পেঁপা ডাল ম’হৰ শিঙেৰে সজা। ― ei pẽpadal möhor xiṅere xoza. ― This horn is made of the horn of a buffalo.

Declension

Declension of **শিং**
nominative	শিং / শিঙে (xiṅ / xiṅe)
accusative	শিং / শিঙক (xiṅ / xiṅok)
dative	শিঙলৈ (xiṅoloi)
terminative	শিঙলৈকে (xiṅoloike)
instrumental	শিঙে / শিঙেৰে (xiṅe / xiṅere)
genitive	শিঙৰ (xiṅor)
locative	শিঙত (xiṅot)

Noun: Assamese nouns are indefinite. They can be both singular and plural depending on the context. They are made definite by using classifiers and plural suffixes which also make them either singular and plural.
Plural: The general plural suffixes are: -বোৰ (-bür) and -বিলাক (-bilak) (less common). Others which have specific functions include -সমূহ (-xomuh), -সকল (-xokol), -হঁত (-hõt) etc.
Nominative: The -এ (-e) suffix is used when the noun works as an agent and the verb is transitive.
Accusative: -অক (-ok) is used for animate sense and for emphasis. No case marking otherwise.
Dative 1: For direct objects -অক (-ok) marks this case instead of -অলৈ (-oloi).
Dative 2: In some dialects -অক (-ok) or -অত (-ot) marks this case instead of -অলৈ (-oloi).
Terminative: Vaguely -অলৈ (-oloi) can mark this case too.
Instrumental 1: -এ (-e) is unemphatic and -এৰে (-ere) is emphatic and more common.
Instrumental 2: Alternatively -এদি (-edi) is used instead of the default -এৰে (-ere) in Standard Assamese.
Locative: The locative suffix is -এ (-e) in repetition of the word, with adverbs and days of the week.

Derived terms

শিঙাল (xiṅal)
শিঙি (xiṅi)
শিঙীয়া (xiṅia)
শিঙৰা (xiṅora)

Bengali

Etymology

From Sanskrit शृङ्ग (śṛṅga), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱerh₂- (“horn”).

Cognate with Rohingya cíng, Sylheti ꠢꠤꠋ (hiṅ), Assamese শিং (xiṅ), Hindi सींग (sīṅg). Doublet of শিঙা (śiṅa).

Pronunciation

(Rarh) IPA^(key): /ʃiŋ/, [ˈʃiŋ]

(Dhaka) IPA^(key): /ʃiŋ/, [ˈʃiŋ]

Noun

শিং • (śiṅ)

(anatomy) horn
শিং নাড়া ― śiṅ naṛa ― to wave one's horn, to become audaciously aggressive

Declension

indefinite forms
nominative	শিং (śiṅ)
objective	শিং (śiṅ)
genitive	শিঙের (śiṅer)
locative	শিঙে (śiṅe)

definite forms
	singular	plural
nominative	{{{nom-s}}} ({{{nom-s-tr}}})	{{{nom-p}}} ({{{nom-p-tr}}})
objective	{{{obj-s}}} ({{{obj-s-tr}}})	{{{obj-p}}} ({{{obj-p-tr}}})
genitive	{{{gen-s}}} ({{{gen-s-tr}}})	{{{gen-p}}} ({{{gen-p-tr}}})
locative	{{{loc-s}}} ({{{loc-s-tr}}})	{{{loc-p}}} ({{{loc-p-tr}}})
Objective Note: In some dialects, -রে (-re) marks this case instead of -কে (-ke).

References

Biswas, Sailendra (2000) “শিং”, in Samsad Bengali-English dictionary, 3^rd edition, Calcutta: Sahitya Samsad, →OCLC.
Bhaṭṭācārya, Subhāsha (2003) “শিং”, in Saṁsada Bāṁlā uccāraṇa abhidhāna, 2^nd edition, Kalikata: Sāhitya Saṃsada, →OCLC.
Dāsa, Jñānendramohana (1937-1938) “শিং”, in Bāṅgālā bhāshāra abhidhāna (in Bengali), 2^nd edition, Kalikata: Indian Publishing House, →OCLC.