सिंगार

Marwari

Etymology

Inherited from Old Gujarati सींगार (sīṃgāra), from Prakrit 𑀲𑀺𑀁𑀕𑀸𑀭 (siṃgāra​), from Sanskrit शृङ्गार (śṛṅgāra).[1]

Noun

सिंगार (siṅgār) m

  1. adornment, embellishment, ornament
  2. makeup

References

  1. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “śrṅgāra”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

Further reading

  • Lalas, Sitaram (2013), “सिंगार”, in राजस्थानी सबद कोस: राजस्थानी-हिन्दी वृहद् कोश [rājasthānī sabad kos: rājasthānī-hindī vŕhad koś] (in Hindi), 2nd edition, Jodhpur: चौपासनी शिक्षा समिती [caupāsnī śikṣā samitī].
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