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A South Asian surname meaning "lion", used across several Indian languages.
"The professor's surname, Sinha, comes from the Sanskrit word for lion."
How to Use Sinha
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA common Indian surname meaning "lion."
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Sinhas plural
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Etymology
From Sanskrit सिंह (siṁha, "lion"), also found across Hindi, Marathi, Nepali, Bengali, Gujarati, and Punjabi. A doublet of Singh.