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Eytmology of the words सिंहः siṃhaḥ and சிங்கம் siṅgam

1) The word for lion (सहः siṃhaḥ) in Sanskrit is derived from the Tamil word "ெச seku" meaning 'to destroy, kill'. 2) 'ெச seku' evolved into the Tamil words 'சிக sikam' and 'சிங்கம் siṅgam', meaning lion. 3) Sanskrit scholars wrongly claimed the word derived from 'हस् hiṃs' meaning 'to kill', but there is no logical basis for this claim. The Tamil root 'ெச seku' providing the actual

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Eytmology of the words सिंहः siṃhaḥ and சிங்கம் siṅgam

1) The word for lion (सहः siṃhaḥ) in Sanskrit is derived from the Tamil word "ெச seku" meaning 'to destroy, kill'. 2) 'ெச seku' evolved into the Tamil words 'சிக sikam' and 'சிங்கம் siṅgam', meaning lion. 3) Sanskrit scholars wrongly claimed the word derived from 'हस् hiṃs' meaning 'to kill', but there is no logical basis for this claim. The Tamil root 'ெச seku' providing the actual

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Etymology of the words सहः siṃhaḥ and சி க siṅgam

The word Singam is a pure Tamil word. This is derived from the Tamil word Seku.

ெச ¹- த seku-, 1. To destroy, kill; ெகா த . (பி .) 2. To conquer;


ெவ த . ெபா ெபலா வானக ெச ேம (சீவக. 1903).

ெச Seku-> (ெசக Sekam)->(சிக sikam)-> சி க siṅgam, n 1. Lion;


மி கவ ைம ள ஒ வில . மா சி க மற ர (ெப . உ ைச .
47, 111). 2. Leo, the fifth sign of the zodiac; சி கராசி. (பி .) 3. A title, chiefly
among Vēḷāḷas, as in பாலசி க ; ேவளாளாி ஒ ப ட ெபய . (J.)

சி க siṅgam -> Telugu సింగము siṅgamu, kannada ಂಗ singa, Malayalam


ചിങ്ങം chiṅṅam

சி க siṅgam -> Hindi सघ • (sĩngh) m., Urdu spelling ‫ ھگنس‬, lion

ெச Seku-> (ெசக Sekam)->(சிக sikam)-> (சிவ sivam)-> (சிம simam)-


>சி ம simmam
ெச Seku-> (ெசக Sekam)->(சிக sikam)-> (simka) -> Skt. सहः siṃhaḥ 1 A
lion;. -2 The sign Leo of the Zodiac.. -3 (At the end of comp.) Best, pre-eminent of
a class; -4 A particular place prepared for the building of a house. -5 (In music) A
kind of tone. -

ெச Seku-> (ெசக Sekam)->(சிக sikam)-> சீய ¹ sīyam , n. 1. Lion; சி க .


சீய ேம பா பாி ரவி (ெப . உ ைச . 42, 85). 2. Leo, a sign of the
zodiac; சி கராசி. (திவா.)

சீய ¹ sīyam -> Pali. Sīha, chinese 狮 shī, Burmese. Thiha

Sanskrit pundits tried to connect with the word हस् hims and thereby claim that the
word सहः siṃhaḥ is alleged derived form हस् hims by merely saying "hinasti iti
simhah" - hinasti smaraNa mAtreNa samasta pApAn iti simhah. According to this
interpretation, the word himsa changes to simha by transposition of letters. There
is no proof or logic for that claim.

हस् hiṃs हस् 1, 7 P., 1 U. ( हसित, िहनि त, हसयित-ते, हिसत) 1 To strike, hit. -2 To
hurt, injure, harm; दीघ बुि मतो बा स ता यां हि त हिसतः Pt.1.37. -3 To afflict, tor-
ment; िहनि त य गं वर इव गरीयािनप इतो Māl.2.1. -4 To kill, slay, destroy
completely; क त सूते दु कृ तं या िहनि त U.5.31; R.8.45; न िहन या मना मानं ततो याित परां
गितम् Bg.13.28; Bk.6.38;14.57;15.78.

If the alleged word सहः siṃhaḥ is having the meaning of “to kill, slay, destroy” as
mistakenly connected with the word हस् hiṃs हस्, the Tamil word ெச ¹- த
seku-, 1. To destroy, kill; ெகா த . (பி .) is having the same meanings to
evolve सहः siṃhaḥ and is the direct root for सहः siṃhaḥ

सहः siṃhaḥ is derived from the Tamil word “ெச seku” only.

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