Shingh, Śiṅgh: 6 definitions

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Shingh means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Hindi. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.

The Sanskrit term Śiṅgh can be transliterated into English as Singh or Shingh, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Śiṅgh (शिङ्घ्).—1 P. (śiṅghati) To smell; शिरस्युपशिशिङ्घ च (śirasyupaśiśiṅgha ca) Bhaṭṭikāvya 14.52.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Śiṅgh (शिङ्घ्).—i. 1, [Parasmaipada.] To smell.

— With the prep. upa upa, To kiss, [Bhaṭṭikāvya, (ed. Calc.)] 17, 95.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Śiṅgh (शिङ्घ्):—(also written śiṃh, [probably] for [originally] śiṅkh) [class] 1. [Parasmaipada] śiṅghati, to smell, [Dhātupāṭha v, 57] (cf. upa-√śiṅgh).

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

Śiṅgh (शिङ्घ्) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Siṃgha.

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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.

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Hindi dictionary

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Singh in Hindi refers in English to:—(nm) a lion; leo—the fifth sign of the zodiac (also [simha rashi] a caste title amongst the kshatriyas; ~[dvara/paura] main gate; portal, propylaea, propylon; ~[dhvani/nada/rava] roar(ing) of a lion; war cry, challenging cry; ~[ni] see [simhini; ~mukhi] having the face of a lion, lion-faced; ~[vahini] an epithet of goddess Durga:; ~[gati/gami] with a majestic lion-like gait; -[sata] mane; ~[skamdha] having shoulders like those of a lion; —[ke mumha mem umgali dena] to knowingly hazard a risk to life, to indulge in a misadventure..—singh (सिंह) is alternatively transliterated as Siṃha.

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