सींग

See also: संग, सगा, साग, and सँग

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀲𑀺𑀁𑀕 (siṃga), from Sanskrit शृङ्ग (śṛṅga), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćr̥Hngám, from earlier *ćr̥Hnám, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱr̥h₂-nó-m, from *ḱerh₂- (“head, horn”). Cognate with Marathi शिंग (śiṅga), Sylheti ꠢꠤꠋ (hiṅ), Assamese শিং (xiṅ). Doublet of शृंग (śŕṅg), a tatsama.

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /siːŋɡ/, [sĩːŋɡ]

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Noun

सींग • (sīṅg) m (Urdu spelling سینگ)

1. (anatomy) horn

   गेंडा का सींग निकालना और बेचना अवैध है।

   geṇḍā kā sīṅg nikālnā aur becnā avaidh hai.

   It is illegal to cut off and sell rhinoceros horns.

Declension

Declension of सींग (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	सींग sīṅg	सींग sīṅg
oblique	सींग sīṅg	सींगों sīṅgõ
vocative	सींग sīṅg	सींगो sīṅgo

References

• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “śŕ̊ṅga”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “सींग”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
• “सींग”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2025.