辛格

辛格（英語：Singh，IPA: /ˈsɪŋ/），在粵語中被音譯為「星」或稱作「阿星」，是一个源自印度次大陆的头衔或名字，为梵语中“狮子”的意思，也常常被印度的武士用为头衔^[1]。16世纪时期，辛格成为拉杰普特人中的常用姓名^[2]。锡克教于1699年，按照戈宾德·辛格的意见采用了辛格这一名字，所有正式的锡克教男性教徒不考虑地域或文化的约束，都要使用辛格的名字，所有锡克教的女性教徒使用考尔的名字，意思是“公主”^[3]^[4]。

参考资料

^ Angus Stevenson; Maurice Waite. Concise Oxford English Dictionary: Book & CD-ROM Set. OUP Oxford. 2011: 1346 [2019-06-15]. ISBN 9780199601103. （原始内容存档于2020-12-01）.
^ Prakash Chander. India: Past & Present. APH Publishing. 1 January 2003: 120 [11 January 2013]. ISBN 978-81-7648-455-8. （原始内容存档于2021-02-24）. In those days, "Singh" as a surname was very popular among a famous warrior caste of north India, the Rajputs. Some of the first Sikhs were also Rajputs.
^ A History of the Sikh People (1469-1988) （页面存档备份，存于互联网档案馆） by Dr. Gopal Singh ISBN 81-7023-139-6^{[页码请求]}
^ Catherine B. Asher; Cynthia Talbot. India Before Europe. Cambridge University Press. 2006: 269. ISBN 9780521809047.

[concise#-1] Angus Stevenson; Maurice Waite. Concise Oxford English Dictionary: Book & CD-ROM Set. OUP Oxford. 2011: 1346 [2019-06-15]. ISBN 9780199601103. （原始内容存档于2020-12-01）.

[Chander2003-2] Prakash Chander. India: Past & Present. APH Publishing. 1 January 2003: 120 [11 January 2013]. ISBN 978-81-7648-455-8. （原始内容存档于2021-02-24）. In those days, "Singh" as a surname was very popular among a famous warrior caste of north India, the Rajputs. Some of the first Sikhs were also Rajputs.

[3] A History of the Sikh People (1469-1988) （页面存档备份，存于互联网档案馆） by Dr. Gopal Singh ISBN 81-7023-139-6^{[页码请求]}

[Catherine_B._Asher,_Cynthia_Talbot-4] Catherine B. Asher; Cynthia Talbot. India Before Europe. Cambridge University Press. 2006: 269. ISBN 9780521809047.

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