Shina

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Shina

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

noun Sina

plural, plural only A Dardic people.

proper noun Sina

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

Similar: Brokpa, Shinaki

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Similar: Brokpa, Shinaki

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हिन्दी	शीना śīnā

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@misc{shina_2026,
  title = {Shina},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/shina},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}