ایک سنگھا
ek singha
The English word 'unicorn' is translated into Urdu as ایک سنگھا (ek singha).
ایک سنگھا is a noun used to refer to a mythical, horselike creature.
Meaning: mythical horselike creature (noun)
How do you pronounce it?
ek singha
Did you know?
- While ایک سنگھا is the standard term, many modern Urdu speakers in cities will simply use the English word 'unicorn' because the creature does not exist in traditional South Asian folklore.
- In high literature or poetry, writers often swap ایک سنگھا for the Persianized phrase یک شاخ, which gives the description a more sophisticated and classical tone.
- The Urdu word ایک for 'one' is a doublet of the word یک, meaning they are two different forms of the same ancestral root used in different contexts.
Example conversation
Sara and Ahmed are looking at a storybook.
- سارہ Saraدیکھو احمد، یہ ایک سنگھا ہے!Dekho Ahmed, yeh ek singha hai!Look Ahmed, this is a unicorn!
- احمد Ahmedکیا یہ واقعی ہوتے ہیں؟Kya yeh waqai hote hain?Do these actually exist?
- سارہ Saraنہیں، ایک سنگھا صرف کہانیوں میں ہوتا ہے۔Nahi, ek singha sirf kahaniyon mein hota hai.No, a unicorn only exists in stories.
- احمد Ahmedیہ بہت خوبصورت لگتا ہے۔Yeh bohat khoobsurat lagta hai.It looks very beautiful.
Sources
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries ایک, CC BY-SA 4.0.
