سنگھ

Punjabi

Etymology

From Sanskrit सिंह (siṃha), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *sinźʰás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *sinȷ́ʰás, from dialectal Proto-Indo-European *sinǵʰo-, ultimately a borrowing from a Central Asian substrate language.

Noun

سِن٘گھ • (siṉgh) m (Gurmukhi spelling ਸਿੰਘ)

1. lion

   Synonyms: شیر (sher), کیہر (kehar), شینہ (shī̃h)

Proper noun

سِن٘گھ • (siṉgh) m (Gurmukhi spelling ਸਿੰਘ)

1. (Sikhism) a Punjabi surname, Singh

Derived terms

• سنگھنی f (siṅghṇī)

Urdu

Alternative forms

• سِن٘ہ (sĩh) (dated)

Etymology

From Sanskrit सिंह (siṃhá).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /sɪ̃ŋɡʱ/

Noun

سِن٘گھ • (siṅgh) m (Hindi spelling सिंघ)

1. lion

   Synonym: شیر (šer)

2. (astronomy) The constellation Leo

   Synonym: اَسَد (asad) (more common)

3. (astrology) A Leo

   Synonym: اَسَد (asad) (more common)

See also

Zodiac signs in Urdu · بُرْج (burj) (layout · text)
ہَمَل (hamal)	ثَور (saur)	جَوزا (jauzā)	سَرْطان (sartān)
اَسَد (asad)	سُن٘بَلَہ (sumbala)	مِیزان (mīzān)	عَقْرَب ('aqrab)
قَوس (qaus)	جَدی (jadī)	دِلُّو (dillū)	حُوت (hūt)