Etymology

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Today it means: The water caltrop. Full definition →

Hindi सिंघाड़ा ← Sanskrit शृङ्गाट
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  1. Sanskrit · derived fromशृङ्गाट“water caltrop”
  2. Hindi · borrowed fromसिंघाड़ा
  3. English todaysinghara

From Hindi सिंघाड़ा (siṅghāṛā), from Sanskrit शृङ्गाट (śṛṅgāṭa, “water caltrop”), from शृङ्ग (śṛṅga, “horn”).

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