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Shina.

A Dardic people.

5 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun
  1. A Dardic people.

    plural · plural-only
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Shina ݜݨیاٗ (ṣiṇyaá), from Sanskrit श्रेण्यक (śreṇyaka), from श्रेण्य (śreṇya, “tribesman”).

name
  1. Their language, sometimes regarded as multiple languages, which belong to the Dardic family.

  2. A group of Dardic languages spoken in Northern Pakistan.

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Shina ݜݨیاٗ (ṣiṇyaá), from Sanskrit श्रेण्यक (śreṇyaka), from श्रेण्य (śreṇya, “tribesman”).

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