singhara

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noun

The water caltrop.

OriginHindi सिंघाड़ा ← Sanskrit शृङ्गाट →
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Meanings

nounsinghara (plural singharas)

plural singharas · alternative singara

  1. IndiaThe water caltrop.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
water caltrop

Origin

  1. Sanskritशृङ्गाट“water caltrop”
  2. Hindiसिंघाड़ा
  3. Englishsinghara

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

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