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Shingi, Siṅgī, Śṅg, Singi, Simgi: 12 definitions

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Shingi means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali, Marathi, Jainism, Prakrit, Hindi. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.

The Sanskrit term Śṅg can be transliterated into English as Singi or Shingi, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index

Śṅg (शिङ्गि).—A son of Mādrī and father of Satyaka.*

  • * Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa III. 71. 20.
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The Purana (पुरा�, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.

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Languages of India and abroad

Pali-English dictionary

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Shingi in Pali glossary
: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionary

siṅgī : (adj.) possessing horns. (nt.), gold.

: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English Dictionary

Siṅgī, & siṅgi (f.) (cp. Sk. śṛngī) 1. gold Vin. I, 38; S. II, 234; J. I, 84.�2. “ginger� in sense of “dainties, sweets� J. IV, 352 (=singiver’ādika uttaribhaṅga C.; cp. Tamil iñji ginger).

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Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.

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Marathi-English dictionary

: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

śṅgī (शिंगी).—f (Dim. of śṅg) A little blowing horn (as of the kānaphāṭyā gōsāvī).

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śṅgī (शिंगी).—f (fem of śṅg) A mare-foal, a filly. 2 fig. A giddy girl or young woman.

: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

śṅgī (शिंगी).�f A mare-foal, a filly. A giddy girl.

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Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.

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Sanskrit dictionary

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Śṅg (शिङ्गि):�n. or śṅgī, (perhaps) a [particular] part of the entrails of a sacrificial animal, [Vājasaneyi-saṃhitā] (cf. next).

2) Śṅgī (शिङ्गी):�f. or śṅg (perhaps) a [particular] part of the entrails of a sacrificial animal, [Vājasaneyi-saṃhitā] (cf. next).

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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम� (ṃsṛt), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.

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Hindi dictionary

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Shingi in Hindi glossary
: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

1) Siṃgī (सिंगी) [Also spelled singi]:�(nf) see [īṃgī; —] see [īṃgī ] under [īṃgī].

2) Sīṃgī (सींगी):�(nf) a small trumpet made of stag horn; a hollow pipe for drawing out impure blood; —[] to draw out impure blood (in a crude fashion) through a hollowed horn-pipe.

: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Singi in Hindi refers in English to:�(nf) see [simgi; —lagana] see [simgi lagana] under [simgi]..—singi (सिंगी) is alternatively transliterated as Siṃgī.

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Prakrit-English dictionary

: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary

1) Siṃgi (सिंग�) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Śṛṅī.

2) Siṃgī (सिंगी) also relates to the Sanskrit word: Śṛṅī.

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Prakrit is an ancient language closely associated with both Pali and Sanskrit. Jain literature is often composed in this language or sub-dialects, such as the Agamas and their commentaries which are written in Ardhamagadhi and Maharashtri Prakrit. The earliest extant texts can be dated to as early as the 4th century BCE although core portions might be older.

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Kannada-English dictionary

: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Siṃgi (ಸಿಂಗ�):—[noun] a kind of poison (made from the plant Aconitum heterophyllum).

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Siṃgi (ಸಿಂಗ�):—[noun] = ಸಿಂಗ [simga]2.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

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Nepali dictionary

: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary

Siṅgī (सिङ्गी):—n. Med. sucking tube;

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Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.

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