शैशव

शैशव

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit शैशव (śaiśava).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃɛː.ʃəʋ/

Adjective

शैशव • (śaiśav) (indeclinable)

1. childish

   Synonym: बाल्य (bālya)

Noun

शैशव • (śaiśav) m

1. infancy, childhood

   Synonyms: बचपन (bacpan), बाल्यकाल (bālyakāl)

Declension

Declension of शैशव (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	शैशव śaiśav	शैशव śaiśav
oblique	शैशव śaiśav	शैशवों śaiśavõ
vocative	शैशव śaiśav	शैशवो śaiśavo

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) , “शैशव”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Syamasundara Dasa (1965–1975) , “शैशव”, in Hindi Sabdasagara [Comprehensive Hindi Dictionary] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha.

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Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• ᬰᬿᬰᬯ (Balinese script)
• শৈশৱ (Assamese script)
• শৈশব (Bengali script)
• 𑰫𑰹𑰫𑰪 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀰𑁃𑀰𑀯 (Brahmi script)
• 𑌶𑍈𑌶𑌵 (Grantha script)
• શૈશવ (Gujarati script)
• ꦯꦻꦯꦮ (Javanese script)
• ಶೈಶವ (Kannada script)
• ၐဲၐဝ (Burmese script)
• 𑐱𑐿𑐱𑐰 (Newa script)
• ଶୈଶଵ (Oriya script)
• ꢯꣀꢯꢮ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆯𑆽𑆯𑆮 (Sharada script)
• 𑖫𑖹𑖫𑖪 (Siddham script)
• శైశవ (Telugu script)
• ཤཻཤཝ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒬𑒻𑒬𑒫 (Tirhuta script)

Etymology

Vṛddhi derivative of शिशु (śiśu).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɕɑːj.ɕɐ.ʋɐ/
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈɕɑj.ɕɐ.ʋɐ/

Adjective

शैशव • (śaiśava)

1. childish

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of शैशव (śaiśava)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	शैशवः śaiśavaḥ	शैशवौ śaiśavau	शैशवाः / शैशवासः¹ śaiśavāḥ / śaiśavāsaḥ¹
Vocative	शैशव śaiśava	शैशवौ śaiśavau	शैशवाः / शैशवासः¹ śaiśavāḥ / śaiśavāsaḥ¹
Accusative	शैशवम् śaiśavam	शैशवौ śaiśavau	शैशवान् śaiśavān
Instrumental	शैशवेन śaiśavena	शैशवाभ्याम् śaiśavābhyām	शैशवैः / शैशवेभिः¹ śaiśavaiḥ / śaiśavebhiḥ¹
Dative	शैशवाय śaiśavāya	शैशवाभ्याम् śaiśavābhyām	शैशवेभ्यः śaiśavebhyaḥ
Ablative	शैशवात् śaiśavāt	शैशवाभ्याम् śaiśavābhyām	शैशवेभ्यः śaiśavebhyaḥ
Genitive	शैशवस्य śaiśavasya	शैशवयोः śaiśavayoḥ	शैशवानाम् śaiśavānām
Locative	शैशवे śaiśave	शैशवयोः śaiśavayoḥ	शैशवेषु śaiśaveṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Feminine ā-stem declension of शैशवा (śaiśavā)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	शैशवा śaiśavā	शैशवे śaiśave	शैशवाः śaiśavāḥ
Vocative	शैशवे śaiśave	शैशवे śaiśave	शैशवाः śaiśavāḥ
Accusative	शैशवाम् śaiśavām	शैशवे śaiśave	शैशवाः śaiśavāḥ
Instrumental	शैशवया / शैशवा¹ śaiśavayā / śaiśavā¹	शैशवाभ्याम् śaiśavābhyām	शैशवाभिः śaiśavābhiḥ
Dative	शैशवायै śaiśavāyai	शैशवाभ्याम् śaiśavābhyām	शैशवाभ्यः śaiśavābhyaḥ
Ablative	शैशवायाः śaiśavāyāḥ	शैशवाभ्याम् śaiśavābhyām	शैशवाभ्यः śaiśavābhyaḥ
Genitive	शैशवायाः śaiśavāyāḥ	शैशवयोः śaiśavayoḥ	शैशवानाम् śaiśavānām
Locative	शैशवायाम् śaiśavāyām	शैशवयोः śaiśavayoḥ	शैशवासु śaiśavāsu
Notes	¹Vedic

Neuter a-stem declension of शैशव (śaiśava)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	शैशवम् śaiśavam	शैशवे śaiśave	शैशवानि / शैशवा¹ śaiśavāni / śaiśavā¹
Vocative	शैशव śaiśava	शैशवे śaiśave	शैशवानि / शैशवा¹ śaiśavāni / śaiśavā¹
Accusative	शैशवम् śaiśavam	शैशवे śaiśave	शैशवानि / शैशवा¹ śaiśavāni / śaiśavā¹
Instrumental	शैशवेन śaiśavena	शैशवाभ्याम् śaiśavābhyām	शैशवैः / शैशवेभिः¹ śaiśavaiḥ / śaiśavebhiḥ¹
Dative	शैशवाय śaiśavāya	शैशवाभ्याम् śaiśavābhyām	शैशवेभ्यः śaiśavebhyaḥ
Ablative	शैशवात् śaiśavāt	शैशवाभ्याम् śaiśavābhyām	शैशवेभ्यः śaiśavebhyaḥ
Genitive	शैशवस्य śaiśavasya	शैशवयोः śaiśavayoḥ	शैशवानाम् śaiśavānām
Locative	शैशवे śaiśave	शैशवयोः śaiśavayoḥ	शैशवेषु śaiśaveṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Noun

शैशव • (śaiśava) n

1. childhood, infancy, pupilage, the period under age sixteen
2. childishness, stupidity
3. name of various sāmans

Declension

Neuter a-stem declension of शैशव (śaiśava)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	शैशवम् śaiśavam	शैशवे śaiśave	शैशवानि / शैशवा¹ śaiśavāni / śaiśavā¹
Vocative	शैशव śaiśava	शैशवे śaiśave	शैशवानि / शैशवा¹ śaiśavāni / śaiśavā¹
Accusative	शैशवम् śaiśavam	शैशवे śaiśave	शैशवानि / शैशवा¹ śaiśavāni / śaiśavā¹
Instrumental	शैशवेन śaiśavena	शैशवाभ्याम् śaiśavābhyām	शैशवैः / शैशवेभिः¹ śaiśavaiḥ / śaiśavebhiḥ¹
Dative	शैशवाय śaiśavāya	शैशवाभ्याम् śaiśavābhyām	शैशवेभ्यः śaiśavebhyaḥ
Ablative	शैशवात् śaiśavāt	शैशवाभ्याम् śaiśavābhyām	शैशवेभ्यः śaiśavebhyaḥ
Genitive	शैशवस्य śaiśavasya	शैशवयोः śaiśavayoḥ	शैशवानाम् śaiśavānām
Locative	शैशवे śaiśave	शैशवयोः śaiśavayoḥ	शैशवेषु śaiśaveṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

References

• Monier Williams (1899) , “शैशव”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, OCLC 458052227, page 1090.