siṅga
Pali
Alternative forms
Alternative forms
- 𑀲𑀺𑀗𑁆𑀕 (Brahmi script)
- सिङ्ग (Devanagari script)
- সিঙ্গ (Bengali script)
- සිඞ්ග (Sinhalese script)
- သိင်္ဂ or သိင်္ၷ or သိင်ၷ (Burmese script)
- สิงฺค or สิงคะ (Thai script)
- ᩈᩥᩘᨣ (Tai Tham script)
- ສິງ຺ຄ or ສິງຄະ (Lao script)
- សិង្គ (Khmer script)
- 𑄥𑄨𑄋𑄴𑄉 (Chakma script)
Etymology
Inherited from Sanskrit शृङ्ग (śṛṅgá). Cognate with Prakrit सिंग / 𑀲𑀺𑀁𑀕 (siṃga).
Noun
siṅga n
- (anatomy) horn (hard growth of keratin on certain animals' heads)
Declension
Declension table of "siṅga" (neuter)
| Case \\ Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative (first) | siṅgaṃ | siṅgāni |
| Accusative (second) | siṅgaṃ | siṅgāni |
| Instrumental (third) | siṅgena | siṅgehi or siṅgebhi |
| Dative (fourth) | siṅgassa or siṅgāya or siṅgatthaṃ | siṅgānaṃ |
| Ablative (fifth) | siṅgasmā or siṅgamhā or siṅgā | siṅgehi or siṅgebhi |
| Genitive (sixth) | siṅgassa | siṅgānaṃ |
| Locative (seventh) | siṅgasmiṃ or siṅgamhi or siṅge | siṅgesu |
| Vocative (calling) | siṅga | siṅgāni |
References
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “śŕ̊ṅga”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 730