સિંહ
sĩh/sĩɦ/masculine
The Gujarati word for lion is સિંહ (sĩh).
સિંહ refers to the big cat Panthera leo.
Meaning: big cat Panthera leo (noun)
How does it change in a sentence?
સિંહ is a masculine noun.
How do you pronounce it?
sĩh
Did you know?
- The Asiatic lion સિંહ is the only place in the world where this specific subspecies lives in the wild, found exclusively in the Gir Forest of Gujarat.
- While 'lion' refers to the animal, many Gujarati surnames, such as 'Sinha', are derived directly from the word સિંહ to denote a family lineage of strength.
- The word સિંહ is part of a linguistic family that links it to the Sanskrit word 'simha', which appears in many Buddhist and Hindu texts across Asia.
Examples in context
- સિંહ ખૂબ જ શક્તિશાળી પ્રાણી છે.Sinh khub ja shaktishali prani che.The lion is a very powerful animal.
- જંગલમાં એક સિંહ રહે છે.Jangal ma ek sinh rahe che.A lion lives in the forest.
- મેં પ્રાણીસંગ્રહાલયમાં સિંહ જોયો.Me pranishangrahalay ma sinh joyo.I saw a lion in the zoo.
Example conversation
Niya and Hardik are looking at a picture book about animals.
- નિયા Niyaહાર્દિક, આ ફોટો જુઓ.hardik, aa photo juo.Hardik, look at this photo.
- હાર્દિક Hardikઆ તો મોટો સિંહ છે!aa to moto sinh che!This is a big lion!
- નિયા Niyaહા, તે ખૂબ શક્તિશાળી લાગે છે.ha, te khub shaktishali lage che.Yes, it looks very powerful.
- હાર્દિક Hardikમને સિંહ ખૂબ ગમે છે.mane sinh khub game che.I like lions very much.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “lion” translations and entries સિંહ, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
