ਸਿੰਘ

Old Punjabi

Noun

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ਸਿੰਘ (siṅgha) (Shahmukhi سنگھ)

(figurative) lion
- Bhai Gurdas, translation by Dr Jodh Singh, Varan Bhai Gurdas, volume 1, page 27:
  ਸਿੰਘ ਬੁਕੇ ਮਿਰਗਾਵਲੀ ਭੰਨੀ ਜਾਇ ਨ ਧੀਰਿ ਧਰੋਆ
  siṅgh buke mirgāvalī bhannī jāe na dhīr dharoā
  With the roar of the lion in the forest the flocks of escaping deer now cannot have endurance.

Punjabi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit सिंह (siṃha). Doublet of ਸ਼ੀਂਹ (śī̃h).

Pronunciation

(Standard Punjabi) IPA^(key): /ˈsɪ˩˥ŋ.ɡ/

Noun

ਸਿੰਘ • (siṅgh) m (Shahmukhi spelling سنگھ)

(rare or figurative) lion
Synonyms: ਸ਼ੇਰ (śer), ਸ਼ੀਂਹ (śī̃h), ਕੇਹਰ (kehar)

Proper noun

ਸਿੰਘ • (siṅgh) m (Shahmukhi spelling سنگھ)

Leo (constellation)

Proper noun

ਸਿੰਘ • (siṅgh) m (Shahmukhi spelling سنگھ)

a surname, Singh, from Sanskrit

Derived terms

ਸਿੰਘਣੀ f (siṅghṇī)

References

“ਸਿੰਘ”, in Punjabipedia [ਪੰਜਾਬੀਪੀਡੀਆ] (in Punjabi), Patiala: Punjabi University, 2026