شگن

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit शकुन (śakuna).

Pronunciation

(Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /ʃə.ɡʊn/

(Deccani) IPA^(key): /ʃə.ɡʊn/

Noun

شَگُن • (śagun) m (Hindi spelling शगुन)

omen, augury (especially good)
gift of money or sweets given at an engagement

Derived terms

شگنیہ‎ (“fortune-teller, astrologer”)

References

“شگن”, in اُردُو لُغَت (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
“شگن”, in Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English] (in English), Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2023.

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