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Meaning of "Singh" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD SINGH

From Hindi, from Sanskrit sinhá a lion.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF SINGH

Singh  [sɪŋ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SINGH

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Singh is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SINGH MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Singh

Singh /ˈsɪŋ/ is a common title, middle name, or surname used in South Asia, mainly in India, used originally by the Hindu Kshatriyas. It is derived from the Sanskrit word सिंह Simha meaning Lion. It is used as a surname or middle name by Hindu communities like the Marathas, Rajputs, Jats, Yadavs and Ahirs among others, and Sikhs. The surname is generally used by males. By the sixteenth century, "Singh" had become a popular surname among the Maratha and Rajput warriors. It was adopted into Sikhism in 1699 as per the instructions of Guru Gobind Singh; the use of Singh as a last name is mandatory for all baptized male Sikhs since 1699, regardless of their geographical or cultural binding. Some Brahmins, such as Bhumihar Brahmins, Maithil Brahmins, and Rajpurohits also use this surname. The anthropologist Kumar Suresh Singh said in People of India , published by the Anthropological Survey of India that the surname "Singh", used to denote connection with power and authority, was now used in Bihar by Brahmin zamindars, like the surname "Khan" is used by Muslims.

Definition of Singh in the English dictionary

The definition of Singh in the dictionary is a title assumed by a Sikh when he becomes a full member of the community.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SINGH

Sing Sing
sing someone´s praises
sing-along
sing.
singable
singableness
Singapore
Singaporean
singe
singer
singer-songwriter
Singhalese

WORDS THAT END LIKE SINGH

although
click through
Edinburgh
enough
gh
go through
Gobind Singh
Govind Singh
high
Hugh
Jana Sangh
laugh
Pittsburgh
Ram Singh
Ranjit Singh
rough
Sangh
though
through
tough

Synonyms and antonyms of Singh in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Singh» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SINGH

Find out the translation of Singh to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Singh from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Singh» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

辛格
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Singh
570 millions of speakers

English

Singh
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

सिंह
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

سينغ
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Сингх
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Singh
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সিং
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Singh
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Singh
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Singh
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

シン
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Singh
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Singh
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சிங்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

सिंग
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Singh
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Singh
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Singh
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Сингх
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Singh
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

Singh
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Singh
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Singh
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Singh
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Singh

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SINGH»

The term «Singh» is very widely used and occupies the 5.583 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SINGH» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «Singh» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «Singh» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Singh

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9 QUOTES WITH «SINGH»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word Singh.
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Monica Ali
I'm very eclectic in my music tastes - anything from Nina Simone to Beethoven to Talvin Singh.
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Mahendra Singh Dhoni
I have formed the Mahendra Singh Dhoni Charitable Trust which organises cricket tournaments in Jharkhand to identify promising cricketers so that we can help groom them, either in India or abroad.
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Salman Khurshid
We are lucky to have Manmohan Singh as our Prime Minister. We could not have done without a person and leader of the choice as Manmohan Singh, who gets all international attention.
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Charan Das Mahant
Raman Singh has lost his image.
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Jitin Prasada
Sonia Gandhi, Manmohan Singh and Rahul Gandhi are our star campaigners. Our party will fight under their leadership.
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Kangna Ranaut
I come from Surajpur, a valley in Himachal Pradesh near Manali that is named after my great grandfather Sarju Singh Ranaut.
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Harbhajan Singh
I am proud to be a Sikh and am a true disciple of Guru Gobind Singh, who sacrificed his entire family for the Sikh religion.
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Vijender Singh
When I walk for a designer, I walk the ramp as Vijender Singh, the boxer. I believe that by doing so, boxing will at least, in some way, get promoted in our entertainment industry. Plus, if cricketers can, why can't I?
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Yuvraj Singh
I have been accused of things that I have never done. I have been called a perpetrator of incidents while I was actually a peacemaker. I really don't know why. Yuvraj Singh isn't a party animal; he is just singled out. I don't know why.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SINGH»

Discover the use of Singh in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Singh and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Jail Notebook and Other Writings
The Notebook is richly annotated by Bhupender Hooja; and the annotations have been revised and updated for this edition.Also included are the most important texts that Bhagat Singh wrote in jail, Chaman Lal?s lucid introduction, the New ...
Bhagat Singh, Bhupendra Hooja, 2007
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Sawai Jai Singh and His Astronomy
Sawai Jai Singh the statesman astronomer of 18th century India designed astronomical instruments of masonry and stone, built observatories prepared a Zij or a text for astronomical calculations and sent a fact-finding scientific mission to ...
Virendra Nath Sharma, Jai Singh II (Maharaja of Jaipur), 1995
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Big Bang
The bestselling author of Fermat’s Last Theorem and The Code Book tells the story of the brilliant minds that deciphered the mysteries of the Big Bang. A fascinating exploration of the ultimate question: how was our universe created?
Simon Singh, 2010
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Khushwant Singh's Book of Unforgettable Women
The Book Also Includes Some Of The Women Khushwant Singh Has Conjured Up In The Numerous Stories And Novels He Has Written Over Sixty Years.
Khushwant Singh, Mala Dayal, 2000
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Bakht Singh of India: The Incredible Account of a Modern-Day ...
The story of Bakht Singh shows what God can do with a man who is committed to Jesus Christ and dependent on God for every need.
T. E. Koshy, 2008
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Delhi: A Novel
‘I return to Delhi as I return to my mistress Bhagmati when I have had my fill of whoring in foreign lands...’ Thus begins Khushwant Singh’s vast, erotic, irrelevant magnum opus on the city of Delhi.
Khushwant Singh, 2010
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Bhagat Singh
Biography of Bhagat Singh, 1907-1931, Indian revolutionary and freedom fighter.
Motilal (UK) Books of India, Bhawan Singh Rana, 2005
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The Company of Women
In This His First Novel In Ten Years, Khushwant Singh Has Produced An Uninhibited, Erotic And Endlessly Entertaining. Celebration Of Love, Sex And Passion.
Khushwant Singh, 2003
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Puran Singh, a Life Sketch
In This Slender Volume An Attempt Has Been Made To Give A Glimpse Of Puran SinghýS Works To The Benefit Of The Non-Punjabi Readers To Acquaint Themselves, To A Certain Extent On The Life And Works Of Puran Singh.
Maya Devi Puran Singh, Mohinder Singh Randhawa, 1993
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Khushwant Singh's Joke Book 8
We must be taught how to do so and also how to laugh at ourselves. We are such funny people but are not able to see our funny side. So how do we explain the success of this series of joke books?
Khushwant Singh, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SINGH»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Singh is used in the context of the following news items.
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Gurdaspur Terror Attack: Home Minister Rajnath Singh to Chair Top …
Gurdaspur: Home Minister Rajnath Singh met Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar and National Security Adviser Ajit Doval this evening to discuss today's ... «NDTV, Jul 15»
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Madhya Pradesh CM meets journalist Akshay Singh's family
NEW DELHI:MP chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Thursday met the family of journalist Akshay Singh, who died under mysterious circumstances while ... «Times of India, Jul 15»
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'His lips quivered and he collapsed': Akshay Singh's last moments
On Saturday, journalist Akshay Singh was in the home of Om Prakash Damor in Meghnagar interviewing the family about the mysterious 2012 death of Om ... «Hindustan Times, Jul 15»
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Satnam Singh Just Became the First Indian to Make It to the NBA
Born in a small village in Punjab that has a population of around 700, Singh was noticed while playing at local clubs and moved to the U.S. in 2010 to train at the ... «TIME, Jun 15»
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Delhi Law Minister Jitendra Singh Tomar arrested in fake degree case
Tomar's arrest was tweeted by senior AAP leader Sanjay Singh. "Jitendra Singh Tomar has been arrested by the Delhi Police. He is being taken to Hauz Khan ... «India Today, Jun 15»
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Flash Crash trader Navinder Singh Sarao 'a prankster who always …
Navinder Singh Sarao, 36, had a reputation for being “cheeky” and was notorious for being late for lessons, but his teachers turned a blind eye because he was ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Apr 15»
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Tied turbans for Clinton, Vajpayee: What we know about farmer …
Even as political parties point fingers at one another over the death of Gajendra Singh Kalyanvat, the farmer who killed himself during an AAP rally in Delhi on ... «Firstpost, Apr 15»
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Union Minister Giriraj Singh Reportedly Breaks Down as PM Modi …
New Delhi: For Union minister Giriraj Singh, Tuesday turned out to be his second bad day at work. A day after being forced to apologise in Parliament over his ... «NDTV, Apr 15»
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Separatist Masarat Alam will go to jail, says Rajnath Singh
New Delhi/Kanpur: Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday said that Kashmiri separatist leader Masarat Alam will be sent to jail again and those charged with ... «Firstpost, Apr 15»
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Remark on Sonia: Amit Shah cautions Union Minister Giriraj
Minister of State for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Giriraj Singh's controversial comment on Congress president Sonia Gandhi's “skin colour” led to a ... «The Hindu, Apr 15»

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