𑀲𑀺𑀁𑀕

Prakrit

Alternative forms

  • 𑀲𑀁𑀕 (saṃga)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit शृङ्ग (śṛ́ṅga).

Noun

𑀲𑀺𑀁𑀕 (siṃgan (Devanagari सिंग)

  1. (Māhārāṣṭrī, Śaurasenī, Paiśācī, Māgadhī) horn

Descendants

  • Bengali: সিংএ (śiṅe)
  • Old Marathi:
    Devanagari script: सिंग (siṃga)
    Modi script: 𑘭𑘱𑘽𑘐 (siṃga)
  • Romani: śing, shing (Anglicized), šing (Pan-Vlax)
  • Sauraseni Apabhramsa:

Further reading

  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “śŕ̊ṅga”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
  • Sheth, Hargovind Das T[rikamcand] (1923–1928) “सिंग”, in पाइअ-सद्द-महण्णवो [pāia-sadda-mahaṇṇavo, Ocean of Prakrit words] (in Hindi), Calcutta: [Published by the Author].