ṣing horn

Part of Speech n.masc
Vernacular Form ݜِنگ
Phonetic Form ʂiŋ, ʂiŋɡ
Inflection Class a-decl (Obl, pl): -a
Indo-Aryan Proto-Form śŕ̥n̆ga- 'horn (neut)' (T: 12583)
    • horn
      • Example 283:
        čhaál ta marainií, ṣínga ba badhooṛainií.
        čhaál
        goat.kid
        ta
        DS
        mar
        die
        -ainií
        -VN
        ṣing
        horn
        -a
        -pl
        ba
        top
        badhooṛá
        butt
        -ainií
        -VN
        Even when the goat kid is dying, it is still butting its horns. [Proverb]
        Source: A:NH12:1:059
      • Example 568:
        máathe ba ga ṣínga čoonkaáanu.
        ma
        1sg.nom
        =the
        to
        ba
        top
        ga
        what
        ṣing
        horn
        -a
        -pl
        čoonká
        raise
        -án
        -prs
        -u
        -MSG
        He is raising horns against me. [Proverb]
        Source: A:NH12:1:204
      • Example 780:
        wíi ba surmičaṇíi whaalíin de, óo ḍagóomii ṣíngam de whaalíin de.
        wíi
        water
        ba
        top
        surmičáṇ
        <place>
        -ii
        -gen
        whaalé
        take.down
        -en
        -3pl
        de
        pst
        óo
        and
        ḍáag
        markhor
        -óom
        -ins
        -ii
        -gen
        ṣing
        horn
        -am
        -pl.obl
        de
        put
        -í
        -CV
        whaalé
        take.down
        -en
        -3pl
        de
        pst
        They used to draw water downhill from Surmichan, through the horns of markhor.
        Source: A:CAV006-7

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