सींग

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.

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /siːŋɡ/, [s̪ĩːŋɡ]

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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.

• 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 Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English] (in English), Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2023.