शिक्षति
Sanskrit
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-Iranian *ĉikš- (“to learn”). Cognate with Avestan 𐬯𐬌𐬑𐬱𐬆𐬨𐬥𐬀 (sixšəmna, “learned”), 𐬯𐬌𐬑𐬱𐬀𐬌𐬌𐬀 (sixšaiia, “to be learned”).
Pronunciation
- (Vedic) IPA(key): /ɕík.ʂɐ.t̪i/
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈɕik.ʂɐ.t̪i/
Verb
शिक्षति • (śíkṣati) (root शिक्ष्, class 1 P)
- to learn, acquire knowledge
- to study
- to wish to be able
Related terms
- शिक्षा (śikṣā)
- शिक्षित (śikṣita)
- शिक्षण (śikṣaṇa)
Descendants
- Dardic:
- Kalasha: č̣íč̣hik
- Khowar: ݯهݯهک (c̣hic̣hik)
- Torwali: ڇڙو (c̣iẓu)
- Magadhi Prakrit:
- Assamese: শিকা (xika)
- Bengali: শেখা (śekha)
- Sylheti: ꠢꠤꠇꠣ (hika)
- Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀲𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀇 (sikkhaï)
- Konkani: शिक्चे (śikce)
- Old Marathi: 𑘭𑘱𑘎𑘜𑘹 (sikaṇe), 𑘭𑘱𑘏𑘜𑘹 (sikhaṇe)
- Marathi: शिकणे (śikṇe)
- Pali: sikkhati
- Sauraseni Prakrit:
- Old Gujarati: सीषइ (sīkhai)
- Gujarati: શીખવું (śīkhvũ)
- Hindi: सीखना (sīkhnā)
- Nepali: सिक्नु (siknu)
- Punjabi: ਸਿੱਖਣ (sikhṇ)
- Sindhi: سِکَڻُ / सिखणु (sikhaṇu)
- Old Gujarati: सीषइ (sīkhai)