شگن
Urdu
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit शकुन (śakuna).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Urdu) 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], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2023.