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Sikh, a widely spread tribe in North-western India . . . . . . . . . . . . سکھ Hind.
"Disciples, or Learners." From the Hind. sikhnā, to learn. Vigne's "Kashmir," p. 244.

Silhét, in Bengál, Lat. 24°, Long. 91° . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . سلهٹ Hind.
"The holy market." From the Sanskr. श्रीहट्ट Srihâtta: the Bengáli name in use is
still Srihótto.

Simla, a sanitarium, Lat. 31°, Long. 77°, and district in the Western
Himálaya . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . سملا Hind.
This place is said to have its name from a plant, Bombax malabarica (silk-cotton tree), fre-
quently met with in this region; the native name of this plant is Sémul. Journ. As. Soc.
Beng., Vol. XVIII, p. 431.

Sindh, or Síndhu, a river . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . सिन्धु Sanskr.
"(The Indus) River in general (also ocean)."
There are several rivers of this name in India, and the same denomination is bestowed on
the country adjacent to the lower course of the Indus, from Lat. 23—29°.

Singhgárh, in the Kónkan, Lat. 18°, Long. 73° . . . . . . . . . . . سنگهگڑھ Hind.
"Singh's or Lion's fort." The same name in Lat. 27°, Long. 73°.
Anal. Singa-púr, properly Singha-púr, in the Straits, Lat. 1°, Long. 103°; Singh-pur, in
Berár, Lat. 22°, Long. 79°, and Lat. 22°, Long. 82°, &c.; in Málva, Lat. 24°, Long. 82°;
Singh-púram, in Oríssa, Lat. 19°, Long. 83°.

Singrúl, in Ladák, Lat. 34°, Long. 77° . . . . . . . . . . མར་གི་རུལ gsing-rul. Tib.
"The putrid moor." Gsing, a place covered with small green grass, a moor; rul,
putrid. The name refers to a swampy ground near the village where was formerly a lake.

Sinka Tong, in Kamáon, Lat. 30°, Long. 80° . . . . . . . . . . སེང་སྟོང stong. Tib.
"The thousand Sinkas or gods." Sínka, name of a divinity, perhaps a provincial
modification of seng-ge, lion; stong, thousand.

Sirdhárpur, in Audh, Lat. 26°, Long. 80° . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . سردهرپور Hind.
"Vishnu's town." Sírdhár, properly Sridhára, possessed of divinity, is a Sanskrit
epithet of Vishnu.

Sitagúdam, in the Dékhan, Lat. 17°, Long. 80° . . . . . . . . . . سیتا گڈم Sanskr. Tam.
"Sita's town." Síta is the name of Ráma's wife.
Anal. Síta-pálli, in the Dékhan, Lat. 18°, Long. 80°; Síta-púr, in Bahár, Lat. 26°, Long. 83°;
Síta-kúnd, in Bahár, Lat. 25°, Long. 86°; Siu-gárh = Síta-gárh, in Audh, Lat. 27°,
Long. 81°.