Shina

See also: shina and shīna

English

English Wikipedia has an article on:

Shina people

Wikipedia

English Wikipedia has an article on:

Shina language

Wikipedia

Alternative forms

• Sina

Etymology

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

Proper noun

Shina

1. A Dardic people.
2. Their language, sometimes regarded as multiple languages, which belong to the Dardic family.
3. A group of Dardic languages spoken in Northern Pakistan.

Synonyms

• (language): Brokpa, Shinaki

Translations

Translations

Hindi: शीना (śīnā) Shina: ݜݨیاٗ (ṣiṇyaá) Urdu: شینا (śīnā)

Further reading

• Ethnologue entry for Shina, scl ⁠

Anagrams

• nashi, Ishan, Hsi-an, Anish, Sinha, hains, Sahin, Nashi, Shain, ishan, Naish, Hsian, Sahni, Shani

Japanese

Romanization

Shina

1. Rōmaji transcription of しな

Occitan

Proper noun

Shina f

1. (Gascony) Alternative spelling of China