# singa
## Bau Bidayuh
### Etymology

From Malay singa, from Sanskrit सिंह (siṃhá, “lion”).

### Noun

singa
* lion (big cat Panthera leo)

## Bavarian
### Etymology

From Old High German singan, from Proto-West Germanic *singwan, from Proto-Germanic *singwaną, from Proto-Indo-European *sengʷʰ-.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈsiŋɐ/
* Hyphenation: sin‧ga

### Verb

singa (past participle gsunga)
* to sing

#### Conjugation
## Brunei Malay
### Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit सिंह (siṃhá, “lion”) (compare Malay singa).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /si.ŋa/

### Noun

singa
* lion (big cat Panthera leo)

## Central Melanau
### Etymology

From Malay singa, from Sanskrit सिंह (siṃhá, “lion”).

### Noun

singa
* lion (big cat Panthera leo)

## Indonesian
### Etymology

From Malay singa, from Sanskrit सिंह (siṃhá, “lion”).

### Pronunciation

* (Standard Indonesian) IPA: /ˈsiŋa/ [ˈsi.ŋa]
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -iŋa
* Syllabification: si‧nga

### Noun

singa (plural singa-singa)
* lion (big cat Panthera leo)

#### Descendants

* → Nalca: singa

### Further reading

* “singa” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

## Javanese
### Romanization

singa
* Romanization of ꦱꦶꦔ.

## Malay
### Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit सिंह (siṃhá, “lion”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [siŋə]
* Rhymes: -iŋə, -ŋə, -ə
* Rhymes: -a

### Noun

singa (Jawi spelling سيڠا, plural singa-singa, informal 1st possessive singaku, 2nd possessive singamu, 3rd possessive singanya)
* lion (big cat Panthera leo)

#### Descendants

* → Bau Bidayuh: singa
* → Central Melanau: singa
* > Indonesian: singa (inherited)
** → Nalca: singa
* → Maranao: singa

### Further reading

* “singa” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

## Maranao
### Noun

singa
* lion

### References

* A Maranao Dictionary, by Howard P. McKaughan and Batua A. Macaraya

## Mori Bawah
### Noun

singa
* lion

## Nalca
### Etymology

From Indonesian singa, from Malay singa, from Sanskrit सिंह (siṃhá, “lion”).

### Noun

singa
* lion (big cat Panthera leo)

## Spanish
### Verb

singa
* inflection of singar:
** third-person singular present indicative
** second-person singular imperative

## Swahili
### Pronunciation

* Audio (Kenya):(file)

### Noun

singa class X (plural only)
* plural of usinga: straight hair

## Tagalog
### Pronunciation

* (Standard Tagalog) IPA: /siˈŋa/ [sɪˈŋa]
* Rhymes: -a
* Syllabification: si‧nga

### Noun

singá (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜅ)
* blowing of one's nose (to expel mucus)
* mucus expelled through blowing
* snapping sound made as if from the nose by felines
    Synonym: singhal

#### Derived terms

* isinga
* pagsinga
* pasingahin
* singahan
* suminga

### Anagrams

* Isang, sinag, saing, sangi, angis

## Xhosa
### Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

### Verb

-singa$^?$
* (transitive) to head for

#### Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

## Zulu
### Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

### Pronunciation

IPA: /siːnɡa/

### Verb

-singa
* (transitive) to concentrate on
* (transitive) to shave (cut off hair)

#### Derived terms

* uMasingana

### References

* C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “singa”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “singa (6.6-3)”