Editing Singh (section)

== Etymology and variations ==
The word "Singh" is derived from the [[Sanskrit]] word सिंह ([[IAST]]: siṃha) meaning "lion", and is used to convey a "hero" or "eminent person".<ref>{{cite book |editor=Patrick Hanks |title=Dictionary of American Family Names |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vG7MZ9J6dAgC&pg=RA2-PA354 |year=2003 |publisher=Oxford University Press, USA |isbn=978-0-19-508137-4 |page=354 }}</ref>

Several variants of the word are found in other languages:
* In [[Tibetan language (standard)|Tibetan]], it is written as སིང་ with the same pronunciation (Sing).
* In Tamil, the word for lion is Singham or Singhe written as சிங்க, also derived from Sanskrit.
* In Burmese, it is spelled သီဟ (''thiha''), derived from the Pali variant ''siha.''
* In [[Urdu]], it is written as {{nq|سِنگھ}} with the same pronunciation as Hindi. Variations include Simha and Sinha in [[Bihar]].
* In [[Indonesian language|Indonesian]], it is written as Singa and it means lion.