sikkhā
Pali
Alternative forms
Alternative forms
- 𑀲𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀸 (Brahmi script)
- सिक्खा (Devanagari script)
- সিক্খা (Bengali script)
- සික්ඛා (Sinhalese script)
- သိက္ခာ or သိၵ္ၶႃ or သိၵ်ၶႃ (Burmese script)
- สิกฺขา or สิกขา (Thai script)
- ᩈᩥᨠ᩠ᨡᩣ (Tai Tham script)
- ສິກ຺ຂາ or ສິກຂາ (Lao script)
- សិក្ខា (Khmer script)
Etymology
From Vedic Sanskrit शिक्षा (śikṣā).
Noun
sikkhā f
- study, discipline
- (as one of the six Vedāngas) phonetics
Declension
Declension table of "sikkhā" (feminine)
| Case \\ Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative (first) | sikkhā | sikkhāyo or sikkhā |
| Accusative (second) | sikkhaṃ | sikkhāyo or sikkhā |
| Instrumental (third) | sikkhāya or sikkhā | sikkhāhi or sikkhābhi |
| Dative (fourth) | sikkhāya | sikkhānaṃ |
| Ablative (fifth) | sikkhāya | sikkhāhi or sikkhābhi |
| Genitive (sixth) | sikkhāya | sikkhānaṃ |
| Locative (seventh) | sikkhāya or sikkhāyaṃ | sikkhāsu |
| Vocative (calling) | sikkhe | sikkhāyo or sikkhā |
Derived terms
- sikkhāpada
Descendants
- → Burmese: သိက္ခာ (sikhka)
References
- Pali Text Society (1921-1925), “sikkhā”, in Pali-English Dictionary, London: Chipstead